Re: [IRCA] Excellent cx to the north/ India over the pole

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

At 03:05 09/10/2005, you wrote:
>Steve,
>
>When I wrote bending, I was trying to remember the term "skew". That is
>what I meant. I guess I am getting old too. hi. The old thought that
>radio signals always go the shortest path is not always true. But the
>"shew" makes for some interesting possibilities as the signal does not
>go through the donut hole. If you leave the AU out of the equasion, who
>knows what the results might be.  Going over the pole, I doubt I would
>have heard a 100 KW Indian, or any of the others. 1566 Nagpur runs 1000
>KW and that isn't easy, even at that power.


Interesting that those subcontinent receptions were pretty much at the 
height of the sunspot cycle too, Patrick.

best wishes,

Nick




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Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, B.C.
Canada

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