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Offline ThaDood

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Letter: Sporadic E Affects TV Signals, Too? An RW rip...
« on: February 02, 2025, 1709 UTC »
Boomer, alerted me to this RW article.    https://www.radioworld.com/global/letter-sporadic-e-affects-tv-signals-too       I miss TV Sporadic "E" DX'ing, but can still do it on FM. Plus, Tropo DX can still be had on VHF High Band and UHF TV Channels. When you hear a band opening, like distant 162MHz Weather Stations, do a re-scan on your TV off-air, with an antenna. It might surprise you of just what you might see, and how far.
“I am often asked how radio works. Well, you see, wire telegraphy
is like a very long cat. You yank his tail in New York and he
meows in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Now, radio is
exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
-Attributed to Albert Einstein, but I ripped it from the latest Splatter .PDF March 2025 issue.

Offline Robot Matrix

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Re: Letter: Sporadic E Affects TV Signals, Too? An RW rip...
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2025, 0342 UTC »
Never thought of going that high for sporadic E. I'm still looking for a somewhat close signal between 54 and 88MHz. It was way easier before HDTV.
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