the first hop of a sky wave??? Is the size of the hop determined by the
severity of the upward angle of the signal or just conditions ??? Also...
Can medium wave signals make multiple hops so long as it doesn't run into
daylight (d layer).

Michael

Yup and yup.

You have it correct and the distance of each hop is based on the angle of the
skip. Farther skips require a lower angle, that's why folks looking for the
furthest DX use antennas that favor the low angles and discriminate against
high angles, such as the beverage antenna or a vertical.

jw
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