There was a conversation several years back regarding WCCO. I was at that time 35 miles from their transmitter and at times I would hear that fade, signifying that I was in the zone of skywave interfering with groundwave. When and where that starts I guess would entirely depend on conditions. Mark Durenberger, maybe you could explain the technical side of this better than I could?
Todd On Dec 6, 2017 8:07 AM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > one would think for a 50kw am on a decent dial position, groundwave would > be more then 53 miles. at least one would hope. > > Up in NW PA, the 50kw stations around 1000 to 1080 clobber each other... > WBZ clobbers WYSL, WBZ kinda nips at KDKA... I'm to ofar at night for > groundwave but too close for skywave from KDKA > > > > On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Forrester S <amradio1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There is a zone to where groundwave ends and skywave begins, in which the > > signal is compromised enough to hear other stations underneath. This is > > most likely where are, in this zone. > > > > Todd Skaine > > Bloomington MN > > > > On Dec 6, 2017 7:04 AM, "billy brooks" <wwbro...@windstream.net> wrote: > > > > > Is radio reloj @ 1020 operating at a much higher power? Early Monday > > > morning I lost kdka @ 1020 completely and thought they went off the > air. > > I > > > could copy reloj's familiar id in morse over kdka until after local sr. > > > finally > > > > > > Kdka regained strength. Admittedly, kdka is not the clear channel they > > > once > > > were. I'm south of Pittsburgh 53miles. > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill brooks drake r8a wellbrook ala1530lnp > > > > > > Waynesburg,pa > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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