Radio Frequency @ night time

[Punk]

My Dad used to tell me when I was a young lad that radio frequencys improve at night (Eg clearer Radio stations, clearer Tv channels)Now first of all, Is this a fable ? If its not a fable would the same apply to MyWireless?
TIA

 

[Triune]

Hey there.

If I remember my high school science textbook correctly, your dad was correct. Don't quote me on this, but I think it has something to do with the lower air temperature, at night, causing less distortion to electomagnetic waves than during the warm day.

So I would guess it should have an impact. Of course, the higher the frequency, the smaller the distortion.


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[LoneGunman]

here's the official word from 'How Things Work'

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Why do radio waves travel better at night?

AM radio waves travel remarkably long distances near dusk because of the behavior of the earth's atmosphere. A layer in the upper atmosphere, the ionosphere, contains many electrically charged particles and it behaves like a poor electrical conductor. Its conductivity improves in the early evening. When low frequency radio waves encounter this conducting layer, it responds to them and reflects them just like a mirror reflects light. As a result, you can hear very distant radio stations as their waves bounce of the ionosphere. FM transmissions occur at high frequencies that are too fast for the ionosphere to reflect.

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[flashvc]

And 2.5GHz is MUCH higher frequency than FM, so it shouldn't affect MyWireless signals

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[Punk]

thanks. That was interesting !