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Thank you! WIll certainly take a look at it. This Citabria does not have KX-155, but may have similar issues.

Thanks, hadn't thought of that!

Thanks. I had two USB chargers in the plane apart from my iPhone, will try turning them off if that happens next time. Really puzzling that the static was still loud on 120.5 over Golden Gate bridge, other frequencies (135.1, 127.8) were clear.

Interestingly, found an old report of a very similar incident from 1990: http://www.37000feet.com/report/141524/Small-aircraft-cleared-into-sfo-TCA-experiences-loss-of-communication-frequency

Appreciate it. I'll try turning off electronics next time.

Thanks. I am beginning to think the issue was with my radios. LiveATC does not have the noise and no one else seem to have reported it, though I was likelt only one at 2000 ft. Is there anything that can cause a radio to generate noise only at certain frequencies?

Thanks. Generally, what would the tower or center do if they lose comms with an aircraft? Assuming they still had radar contact until I changed squawk. Would the new squawk be available to them?

So I was on my first SF Bay Tour, with flight following, cleared into SFO Class B and was flying abeam SFO, enjoying the views. As I passed the airport northbound, noise started building in my headphones, and by the time I was flying over Brisbane, the noise had built up so much that I could no...