Tester wrote:
This is generally true during hours of daylight. Medium wave signals
bounce off the ionosphere after dark thus allowing for long distance
reception.

Medium wave bounces off the ionosphere all the time; but attenuation
in the lower ionosphere keeps it from reaching it, in the daytime.

Higher frequency makes it through, but can be too high to bounce off
the ionosphere except in the daytime.

Hence the MW good at night (no attenuation) and SW good in the daytime
(enhanced ionosphere reflectivity).

A solar Xray flare can enhance attenuation even for SW to the point that
that band dies as well, but is unusual.
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Ron Hardin


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