[BC] Poor Reception Areas

[Mark Croom]

The Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota seems to exhibit this characteristic as well. Even FM signals don't seem to propagate as well there as in other places.

Mark
MN

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:24 PM, John Mayson <john at mayson.us> wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Tom Dimeo <am at pa321.net> wrote:
>> In April 1994 I spent a few days on the Upper Peninsula of
>> Michigan in Ishpeming.  During the day I could hear only a
>> couple local AM stations and at night the skywave signals
>> were very weak.  Could it be all the iron in the ground that
>> makes this area so poor for AM reception?

>Actually that is a problem.  Apparently what's good for transmitting
>is lousy for receiving.

>John