Everything Ham Radio Podcast

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to be talking about Propagation, in the Amateur Radio Club Spotlight we will be talking about the Valley Radio Club in Eugene, OR, We talk about some upcoming events/contests and Hamfests for the next two weeks and wrap it up with some news from around the hobby!     Tech Corner - Propagation VHF/UHF signals are all line of sight. Meaning that if there is something between you and what you are talking to, your signal may or may not be received by the receiving station. This could be a building, mountain, or even the curvature of the Earth.     The approximate distance (in miles) to the radio horizon can be calculated by multiplying the square root of the antenna height (in feet) by 1.415 times. For example, the distance to the radio horizon for an antenna 1,000 feet above the ground is just under 45 miles   Because of the way that radio waves travel through the air and get refracted mor