Paul, I think it's the vagaries of the ionosphere, which, especially in the far north are highly variable. Predictions are just educated guesses. I never know what I'll hear until I turn on the radio. That's the fun of our hobby! 73,....Walt
On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 5:44 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... One of my regular visitors is AFN 810 The Eagle from Yokota Air Base in > Japan, with 50,000 watts. > > The signal can be quite good at times, but it doesn't last too long and > fades out to mush but often comes back > > Also, it peaks about an hour before local sunset (sunrise is 1930UTC) and > is gone just as the sun begins to rise. > > I know what it starts to break up at sunrise, that's obvious.. but it's > never really present before 1830UTC, why is that? It's still dark in Japan, > barely past Midnight local time, so one would think I could hear it well > when it's dark in both places. > > Also why does the signal take such dramatic dives? Those dives happen > everyday. > > I'm sure there's a reason for this and with the extreme cold I'm now > dealing with, I just like to figure this out so I can figure otu the best > times to go out and maximize the signal I hear/can get. > > Paul Walker > Galea, Alaska > Lower HF225 > Grundig SAttelit 750 > Two 225 foot long wires > WEllbrook ALA1530LNP > DXEngineering HF PreAmp > 3 antenna coax switch > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
