Joe from Kokomo wrote: "Never (unless there was an actual radio blackout) had any trouble
hearing them here in the great midwest. What kind of antenna/receiver
are you using? "

Big difference between Indiana and the northeast coast! We're
practically at opposite ends of the country from Ft. Collins CO.

So increased RFI is only part of the issue: Shortwave time
transmissions reach only the western 2/3 of the lower 48 states!