"Harveyat8c43z0" wrote in message
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Heard someone on WBCQ saying there were problems with the "D" layer in the
ionosphere...
- which is probably why they ( WBCQ) dissappear at around 7:00 P.M. EST..

Anyone have a clue as to Why WBCQ , broadcast from Maine,has been
skippings
over the Northeast for the last 3 or so months....?



Problems in the "D" layer ??? Hmmm.... The "D" layer is the lowest part of
the ionosphere and it exists only in the day time. When the sun is above
the horizon is charges up the ionosphere and the "D" layer is created. The
"D" layer attenuates lower frequencies. Thats why most everything below a
given frequency can't be heard during the day time while stuff higher up on
the bands is tight enough to squirt through.

Is the signal going long at night ??? That happens whey the signal travels
higher up in the ionosphere on its first trip up and is reflected back at
an angle that skips right over the close areas. Maybe that is what is going
on.

Michael