On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:27:33 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

I've been out 70 miles in the Gulf, and listened on the VHF to Tow Boat US
Palm Beach talk to a vessel in distress over on the East Coast.

That is usually the result of unusual atmospheric conditions which
cause the signals to bend around the earth's curvature. It happens
but it can't be counted on.

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