Probably due to some good tropospheric ducting in that region.... Check out this website...This guy seems to have it figured out and is usually correct with his predictions.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~dxinfo/tropo.html 73, Jon KD5SFA -----Original Message----- From: Q <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Oct 12, 2004 10:43 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] wild band opening >From Erie Pa I am hearing repeaters from Michigan,Ohio and Ontario I dont usually hear on 2 and 440. I also noticed while looking at NWS radar images that they all have a huge ,colorful flare that appears to rotatae around the radar site.Anyone know if they correlate? Look at Cleveland,Detroit and Buffalo images...wow! Maybe its a lake duct type opening,its different than the normal band opening. What is it? Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/