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Why is ducting a nuisance for frequency planners?

  • A.Distant transmitters occasionally interfere far beyond their normal range
  • B.It reduces the coverage of every station within the ducting layer
  • C.It changes the polarisation of signals passing through the duct
  • D.It prevents any signal from reaching receivers inside the duct region

Answer: A

Because a duct occasionally carries a signal hundreds of kilometres, a frequency assignment that is safe on ordinary days can suffer severe interference for hours at a time, and the statistics of its occurrence must be built into planning criteria. Coverage within the duct is if anything enhanced, polarisation is preserved, and reception is not prevented. A rare but severe condition is harder to plan for than a common mild one, which is why propagation statistics are expressed as percentages of time.

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