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Old 22-Jun-2011, 11:42 PM   #6
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This happens every so often - Usually on a clear day. ...
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I might add, during the rescan I began to pickup WXXI & WROC as well, there might be some correlation?
This sounds like tropospheric 'skip'. When conditions are right, you may receive distant stations. The atmosphere can act as a 'duct' or 'pipe' at times, but the phenomena is variable and its effect will vary depending on the signal frequency.
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