Probably tropospheric propagation, doesn't have much if anything to do with sunspots.. (Reply #2)

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:32 PM

Fumesucker (45,851 posts)

2. Probably tropospheric propagation, doesn't have much if anything to do with sunspots..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropospheric_propagation

If it was F2 skip you'd be getting signals from even further away, thousands of miles, that's the one where sunspots are the culprit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2_propagation

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25 replies	Author	Time	Post
It's may be sunspots that cause my FM radio to clearly relay stations from hundreds of miles away [View all]	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	OP
I figured this post would receive a restricted readership...	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#1
All you really need is a pyramid and just a little luck	Electric Monk	Jul 2012	#4
Should I fold it "inside" or go out of bounds with this next suggestion	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#6
Probably tropospheric propagation, doesn't have much if anything to do with sunspots..	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#2
YEAH...	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#3
I have to ask...	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#21
Hmm, inquiring minds want to know	Electric Monk	Jul 2012	#22
Wow...nt	SidDithers	Jul 2012	#5
and a Yap yap yap yap yap yap yap	Electric Monk	Jul 2012	#10
Hmmm...	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#7
yes, sunspots in an enigmatic mode tracking 71 Sr. Blackbirds	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#8
Are the planes altering the atmosphere in any way?	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#9
Not "planes" but high altitude jets have a dramatic impact in this area with little radar intell	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#12
Ah, well, do keep us updated	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#13
If a butterfly's wings can change a thing, then why can't a stream from an F-16?	Electric Monk	Jul 2012	#14
A stream of what?	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#15
Butterfly wings, of course. What else do F-16s stream?	Electric Monk	Jul 2012	#16
A picture is worth a thousand words. Have you ever heard of the Purple Dragons?	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#20
I didn't say jets were controlling my radio; but they damn sure disrupt it...	Jeffersons Ghost	Jul 2012	#18
Appearing to appear from the North Pole seems like an excellent objective for you.	Electric Monk	Jul 2012	#19
i think you should fear the nanomites more. naturally.	dionysus	Jul 2012	#11
It could be sunspots, or the government, or...	pinboy3niner	Jul 2012	#17
It's all in your head.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#23
North of Dallas I got	DiverDave	Jul 2012	#24
Think puppy dogs, and rainbows, and children	Electric Monk	Aug 2012	#25

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