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Chris wrote:
Thanks guys, I think I understand a little better.
To get really great reception then both transmitter and receiver need to be
working during the night hours, and this is better than if the transmitter
is in daylight hours and the receiver is in the night hours or vice versa. I
also note that sunspot activity also plays quite a big part on great
reception.

An analogy would be to think of a beam of sunlight shining through
a complex glass vase on a table in the corner of an L shaped hallway.
The places down the dark end of hallway that get lit up depend on uneven
ridges and edges and patterns of the glass.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident