Ohio MARCS-IP towers

[nsrailfan6130]

I'm curious, Did MARCS boost the power on the towers in Northern Ohio the last few days? Been getting a lot of OSP District 1 & District 2 traffic (running a TRX-2). Up until recently I wasn't getting them.

 

[redbeard]

Tropospheric ducting most likely. I’ve received sites from the opposite side of the state before.

 

[eorange]

Or, someone from those districts was visiting your area and affiliated with your local towers.

 

[redbeard]

Yeah kinda jumped to the conclusion the towers were identified and received directly. Otherwise most state talk groups can show up anywhere as orange said.

 

[Aarons1]

something happened because I'm picking up stark county and summit county a lot more than usual I'm from trumbull county

 

[kf8yk]

Lots of tropo yesterday and this morning in NE Ohio. I'm listening to a UHF NXDN system in upstate NY about 150 miles away with an omni only 20' off the ground, working 2 meter stations 350 miles into Maryland.

VHF Propagation Map

aprs.mennolink.org

https://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html

 

[nsrailfan6130]

I am in SE Michigan and I had been getting traffic from around the Cleveland and Columbus areas. That's why I was curious and KF8YK, I am only running a mobile multiband antenna off a wall heater in my apartment.

Or, someone from those districts was visiting your area and affiliated with your local towers.