154.4 - 127.3 PL

[FCVPI99]

so im sitting here in Rockford and i swear just heard a round lake and Fox Lake Dispatch ... how the heck am i getting something from so far away with this lil ant?? and get next to nothing on a discone

 

[trentbob]

Maybe the tropospheric ducting gods are looking down upon you.

 

[Starcom21]

VHF Real Time Propagation

An interactive map that shows real time, worldwide VHF activity highlighting enhaned propagation typical to tropospheric ducting.

vhf.dxview.org

I pick up central Missouri in SouthWest Illinois a lot. (especially 6-10am)

 

[sprman1955]

Yesterday on low band i got 62 loggings band was open over 2 hours ,and all 7 weather stations were coming in here. Angelo

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I've picked up LMR stations as far north as Connecticut from Southeast PA on favorable propagation nights. Ducting is a fascinating aspect of our hobby

 

[ChicagoRadio736]

Band Opening

 

[FCVPI99]

VHF Real Time Propagation

An interactive map that shows real time, worldwide VHF activity highlighting enhaned propagation typical to tropospheric ducting.

vhf.dxview.org

I pick up central Missouri in SouthWest Illinois a lot. (especially 6-10am)

thanks for the link .... explains all the crazy far away calls im getting this morn

 

[RoninJoliet]

Yesterday on T1-13 on frequency 773.23125 only an
Alien FD was talking on Wescom fire 33946 TG, the dispatcher kept saying "we have a open key" but it was not really on there system....It was in and out and you could tell it was some kind of skip ,....