Band opening?

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Mike445

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Right now I’m standing in the Leaside area of Toronto Ontario Canada and I am clearly monitoring the Niagara New York County simulcast system on my SDS 100 with the Diamond RH789 antenna.

I’m going to guess or some sort of band opening?


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You wouldn't be atop the CN Tower, would you? :D You're roughly 45 miles from the transmitting site in Niagara County. Considering that 35 of the 45 is open water, it may not be that much of a stretch to capture this UHF signal. On the other hand, tropospheric ducting may be the cause. Many years back, I monitored the NYPD on UHF from my home in Westerly, RI, some 118 miles distant! That was mostly over the open water of Long Island Sound.
 

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You wouldn't be atop the CN Tower, would you? :D You're roughly 45 miles from the transmitting site in Niagara County. Considering that 35 of the 45 is open water, it may not be that much of a stretch to capture this UHF signal. On the other hand, tropospheric ducting may be the cause. Many years back, I monitored the NYPD on UHF from my home in Westerly, RI, some 118 miles distant! That was mostly over the open water of Long Island Sound.

Surprisingly I was in the middle of the city. Lots of buildings surrounding me. It was pretty cool.


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