‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2015 QST PAGE 63‰ THOSE OF OUR CHILDHOODS, WERE STILL ALL WITHIN 10 TO 12 MILES OF EACH OTHER. WE CAN HARDLY COPY ONE ANOTHER DAY OR NIGHT, EVEN IF WE GO TO HIGH POWER. ON THE OTHER HAND, A STATION 30 MILES DUE NORTH OF ME WILL RECEIVE MY SIGNAL WITH SOLID COPY. ANY IDEA WHATS HAPPENING HERE? A THERE MAY BE A NUMBER OF FACTORS AT PLAY. THE FOLLOWING OCCUR TO ME, BUT THERE COULD BE OTHERS, AS WELL. AT THAT RANGE, YOU ARE AT THE FRINGE OF GROUND WAVE COVERAGE, AND TERRAIN MAY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. YOU COULD TRY GOING MOBILE BETWEEN YOUR OLD NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE IF YOU CAN STILL MAKE CONTACT BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL LOCATIONS. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN VERTICAL VERTICAL BEST FOR GROUND WAVE, HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL PRETTY CLOSE FOR SHORT RANGES, AND HORIZONTAL VERTICAL, WHICH SHOULD BE DOWN ABOUT 20 DB FOR VERY SHORT RANGES. AT 30 MILES, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, YOU ARE GETTING INTO THE NEAR VERTICAL INCIDENCE SKYWAVE NVIS ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ