[BC] Snow.blizzard fading?

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

FCC data shows that it has  a 96.6 degree tower, so it could benefit from a
little over twice the height that it has, so as to push more of the signal
out horizontally and send less up at a steep angle.....
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Barnswatts" <AMFAN at collins21e.com>

> KRVN in Lexington, NE 50Kw 880  has extreme fading at 60-100 miles out
> on really snowy nights particularly during a blizzard.  Deep, Deep fades
> with the signal strength meter going nearly to zero then back up to S7
> or 8   any other time the needle on the meter is rock solid day and
> night with no fading this close.  I noticed this whenever I am in that
> area with a blizzard in progress since way back in the 1960s and am
> wondering why snowy blizzards would cause this change?  Is this common
> on other stations too? I only noticed it on this one as whenever i'm in
> a blizzard that seems to be where its at, lol.