Does UHF or VHF get farther on skip?

[KampingAnthony1AolCo]

Tropo skip is best in the spring and fall, late evenings and early mornings. I DX television stations, and have logged stations as far away as Arizona and Florida (I am in Arkansas) on UHF. VHF not quite so far on Tropo, but low band VHF using E layer skip have picked up Cuba and Mexico.

The type skip you are speaking of is more than likely tropo. Check out: VHF Propagation Map
for current tropo conditions in the US. It will show strength and distance. It correlates quite well to what I see DXing TV on UHF as well.

On that map what does mean when it shows the call signs. Is that there call sign or the call sign of the skip they are getting.

 

[davenlr]

On that map what does mean when it shows the call signs. Is that there call sign or the call sign of the skip they are getting.

Believe its the call signs of the stations working each other. It might be a beacon network too, not quite sure.

 

[KampingAnthony1AolCo]

Thank you. It is a neat map. I am waiting for something to pop up on IL.

 

[ecps92]

Skip is low band
Inversion / Band Openning is VHF High thru 900+

Hello I wanted to know if UHF or VHF gets farther on skip. Which one usually gets farther? I wanted to know this because I pick up Burlington PD on 460.075 on skip here in Peoria IL. It interrupts East Peoria PD which is on the same freq as Burlington PD. When I said Burlington I meant Burlington IA. On VHF I sometimes get Rock Island CO Sheriffs on 159.150 with the 192.8 PL here in Peoria IL from the Quad Cities. Thank you very much for your help.

 

[KampingAnthony1AolCo]

Skip is low band
Inversion / Band Openning is VHF High thru 900+

Thank you for explaining it to me. I dont really understand it. I always say skip just because I am used to hearing it. Now I understand it.

 

[ecps92]

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Thank you for explaining it to me. I dont really understand it. I always say skip just because I am used to hearing it. Now I understand it.