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Last night on the AM broadcast band, the stations up and down the East
Coast that traditionally boom in were not so strong. The Canadian station on 740 which is usually all there is had some obvious competition from stations in the SW... Texas/Oklahoma? Also the stations from upstate New York which normally boom in had other signals fading in and out against them. And WGN which is not all that reliably received here in Washington DC was booming in real strong. Is this possibly related to the strong weather that has been moving through the midwest (and is due to hit here on the E Coast tonight)? Or is it just a sign of the end of Winter MW propogation? Tim. |
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There is/was a strong cold front running from the SW (Kansas?) up towards
the NE (Michigan?) so I would guess that the cold front caused some type of ducting? The temperature differences on either side of this particular frontal boundary is/are quite large. Although ducting of this type, as I understand, is a phenomenon which more commonly occurs on UHF/VHF frequencies. Perhaps someone with more knowledge/experience will chime in with their comments in regards to MW frequencies and approaching cold fronts. wrote in message oups.com... Last night on the AM broadcast band, the stations up and down the East Coast that traditionally boom in were not so strong. The Canadian station on 740 which is usually all there is had some obvious competition from stations in the SW... Texas/Oklahoma? Also the stations from upstate New York which normally boom in had other signals fading in and out against them. And WGN which is not all that reliably received here in Washington DC was booming in real strong. Is this possibly related to the strong weather that has been moving through the midwest (and is due to hit here on the E Coast tonight)? Or is it just a sign of the end of Winter MW propogation? Tim. |
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Is this possibly related to the strong weather that has been moving
through the midwest (and is due to hit here on the E Coast tonight)? Or is it just a sign of the end of Winter MW propogation? Good question-- my state (Minnesota) was on the northern edge of that storm path, and the storm has passed well to our east now. I'll do some checking around on the MW broadcast band after it gets dark here (around 6:50 local time) and report back if I can't hear the usual stalwarts from the Midwest and South, or if I hear stations that usually don't come in to my area. Jackie |
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: Do weather changes affect the ionosphere in the lower layers that are responsible for night time propagation? I rather doubt it as the D layer (lowest of the ionosphere) begins about 30 miles up. But there's been some recent discoveries that strong lighting strikes have an upwards effect that goes about that high. (Buzzword: Sprites.) And, I gather, there was a whole lot of lightning in that storm. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |
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![]() "Telamon" wrote in message ... Do weather changes affect the ionosphere in the lower layers that are responsible for night time propagation? I've wondered the same thing. If we're technically at "solar minimum" in terms of solar activity, and yet our reports show something of a change in reception/propagation, I have to wonder how much geophysical events effect MW propagation. As an aside, Southern Minnesota (where I live) just got slammed with a late winter storm, so I'm very curious as to how (or if) the storm might've affected what I will hear tonight. I'm going to turn on the radio right now, and "see" what I can hear... if there is a departure from my usual MW reception at this time of year, I'll report back. Jackie |
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In article ,
"Buzzygirl" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message ... Do weather changes affect the ionosphere in the lower layers that are responsible for night time propagation? I've wondered the same thing. If we're technically at "solar minimum" in terms of solar activity, and yet our reports show something of a change in reception/propagation, I have to wonder how much geophysical events effect MW propagation. As an aside, Southern Minnesota (where I live) just got slammed with a late winter storm, so I'm very curious as to how (or if) the storm might've affected what I will hear tonight. I'm going to turn on the radio right now, and "see" what I can hear... if there is a departure from my usual MW reception at this time of year, I'll report back. Well, the only other thing I can think of is a change in ground conductivity with the weather. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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Telamon was a Greek dudette.Hows the water over yonder?
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