Topband: Moonlight & K-sums

[Earl W Cunningham]

Ford, N0FP wrote:

"According to Wikipedia  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo), the
electromagnetic reflectivity of the moon is 12%."
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Don't forget that of the 12% that is reflected, it is not beamed back
toward Earth.  It is scattered in all directions.  Only a small fraction
of that 12% hits the Earth.

Needless to say, I don't believe the phases of the moon has anything at
all to do with ionospheric propagation.

73, de Earl, K6SE