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what summer tropo wind direction is the best for you

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wibgradio99

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I guess it depends on what part of the country you reside in, but here in Philly, a light southeast breeze brings in a boatload of signals, from as far back as I can remember, especially in the 60s and 70s with all the flamethrowers back then. Every other wind direction yields just the usual locals, anyone know why.
 
wibgradio99 said:
I guess it depends on what part of the country you reside in, but here in Philly, a light southeast breeze brings in a boatload of signals, from as far back as I can remember, especially in the 60s and 70s with all the flamethrowers back then. Every other wind direction yields just the usual locals, anyone know why.
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Wind has nothing to do with it. For tropo you want no wind. A stagnant summer or fall temperature inversion brings the best tropo at all. Fog over several states that lasts all day is a good indicator of sometimes long distance tropo-----the fog doesn't cause it but it indicates conditions that are ripe for it
 
The region along the Atlantic Coast from Brunswick GA to Cape Hatteras NC

KTW - Melbourne FL

I believe the enhancement is due to heat inversions over that section of the Atlantic betwenn the beaches and the Gulf Stream...
 
Tropo seems to travel best over waters, if I understand correctly.
The translators and HD are killing DX (not that the average listener knows or cares.)
I've gotten the outer banks of NC years ago on 99.3 if I remember right.
John
 
I dunno, seems like a light SE breeze brings them in, last night was great, when the wind is otherwise nothing. especially from the NW after a cold front passes cleaning out the air.
 
wibgradio99 said:
I dunno, seems like a light SE breeze brings them in, last night was great, when the wind is otherwise nothing. especially from the NW after a cold front passes cleaning out the air.
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A wind or breeze indicate some temperature differences higher up in the atmosphere where radio waves may reflect. But wind has nothing directly to do with propagation other than being an indicator of atmospheric conditions that do have an effect.

Radio waves can't be "blown in your direction".
 
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