AM Radio Propagation Weird Today
I am in Shitline (Shoreline) Washington, about 13 miles North of Libtardia (Seattle), and normally during the daytime it is possible to just barely receive Portland Oregon which is 156 miles line of site (about 180 driving).
Today, KEX 1190 from Portland is booming even during daylight and I can receive KGO from San Francisco though it is fading quite heavily. Usually during the daytime the "D" layer of the ionosphere absorbs AM broadcast band frequencies so heavily that AM reception past 200 miles or so is impossible.
Interestingly, Shortwave propagation is quite normal for this time of day with the maximum usable frequency being right around 15 Mhz (I can very weakly receive 15 Mhz WWV, 10Mhz is strong, 20Mhz is not receivable at all.
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