Radio?

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Dr Paul Leyland
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I have absolutely no idea whether this might be an explanation, but I believe that aurorae produce radio waves which can be picked up by radio receivers.

There have been documented cases of unexpected diodes (akin to the good old cat’s whisker) producing audio outputs from AM radio transmissions. A few cases involved mercury amalgam dental fillings, for example.

I wonder whether this may be relevant.