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> I've notice that UHF dx from Burlington Vt. to
> Montreal, Qc. CND is excellent in winter time but
> is very degraded in summer but the signal strength
> returns at night.
 
> From what I've deduced in my readings about radio
> propagation, the answer must be that in winter
> time the trees are bare and the microwaves can
> slip through but in summer the foliage carries a
> lot of water which absorbs the radio energy. Why
> the signal improves significantly at night time in
> summer may be due to the inversion layer which
> bends the skywave down. Not sure. What do you
> think?  Mike ****
 
  Is that Channel-57, Mike? I got such a strong
 signal from them that I cancelled cable to save a
 few bucks... considering that all I wanted was the
 MacNeil-Leher News Hour. And now -- summer, as you
 say, and it's news to me -- no signal at all.
 
 One of those stations [either the Vermont or New
 York one] once suggested a specific Radio Shack
 antenna (and how to set it up) for best reception.
 I wonder if that would help in summer?
 
 I got this antenna recommendation when I used to
 send them donations some years back and one of
 their mail-outs had this information in it. Know
 anything about that? I actually saved it, but,
 like Roy, only God knows where it is now.
 
 
 How BTW is TV reception in Three Rivers, Michel?
 
 
 

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