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Reception at Different Times of Day [message #68497]

Thu, 07 July 2011 09:21

audioaudio90
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Why does radio reception improve at night? I often can hear more distant stations later in the evening and I used to know why but I forgot.

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Re: Reception at Different Times of Day [message #68504 is a reply to message #68497]

Thu, 07 July 2011 18:50

Wayne Parham
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Read this page about radio propogation:

Long Distance Signals

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Re: Reception at Different Times of Day [message #68540 is a reply to message #68497]

Mon, 11 July 2011 09:50

audioaudio90
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Thank you! Actually, it was much more complicated than I realized; I had forgotten about the ionization layer changing daily, but I hadn't considered all the other factors, like seasonal changes.

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