« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2017, 0041 UTC »
1215 UTC, so short path. I'll still take it
No reception this morning, nor either of the 120m stations as yesterday. So I guess it really was an exceptional opening, vs normal grayline.
How can one tell whether reception is long path or short path from the time a signal is copied?
On the low HF and MW frequencies, the reception will be over the dark path which, in eastern US mornings would be toward the west (the short path).
On higher frequencies like on 20 meters around local sunset, you can often hear Australian hams on both paths from the Eastern US.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2017, 0046 UTC by refmo »
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