E-Learning. On Sporadic-E propagation.

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Do you remember years ago when you (or, more likely, your dad) would fiddle with the TV in the summer and pull-in stations 1000 miles away? That was (and still is) a fascinating type of natural phenomenon called \"Sporadic-E\" propagation. This describes it.

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Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

North American (General)

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in May, June, July, a bit of August and again in December and January. There's a very exciting mode of propagation known as sporadic E. This is where in the e layer of the ionosphere, an ionized patch or cloud forms. If it gets dense enough, it will reflect signals that usually go straight through to space. The reasons behind sporadic er still up for discussion. But the experts are leaning towards wind shear being the primary reason for its formation.