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Old December 20th 09, 12:46 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Brenda Ann[_2_] Brenda Ann[_2_] is offline
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Default Question about AM and critical hours, does snow count?


"dave" wrote in message
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I think snow doesn't have any effect on AM transmitting.Too much ice
buildup though can, and sometimes does pull down towers and wires.
cuhulin



Doesn't affect actual transmission from the tower site, but it sure affects
groundwave coverage. During a snowstorm back in about 1995, I could listen,
on my pocket transistor radio, to 620 KGW, 1080 KWJJ and 1190 KEX from
Portland, OR from my home in Lewiston, ID (about 370 miles). This was in the
late morning hours, BTW. No skip. The storm was extant the entire
distance.