J999w wrote:


Isn't that around 2,000 miles? (East coast or MI). How many hops E skip is
that? Seems like a long shot at that time of day unless you've got some BIG
antennas on your side.

jw
wb9uai

E skip? What darn propagation school did you guys go to?

Sheesh, I ask a simple question...


Well, to cover 2,000 miles how many different propagation modes do you have?
and what are the odds? E skip? F skip? What else is there for this path???

I'd guess perhaps 2 hops for E skip would be the most prevalent mode (I could
be way off here). So what are the chances considering the time of day,
frequency (3.8mhz), transmitter power (?), high latitude the path has to cover,
and receiving equipment.

Just thinking out loud on this one.

jw
wb9uai

It shouldn't be that difficult. At least from an East Coast perspective in December
or January.

If Euro pirates running a couple hundred watts are audible here at times in that
frequency range prior to sunset, then at least from an East Coast vantage point
Greenland should, or could be audible.

I personally do not subscribe to the 'hops' theory. Ionospheric ducting and dumping
perhaps, but not hops.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

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