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G3A02
What effect does a sudden ionospheric disturbance have on the daytime ionospheric propagation?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: B. It disrupts signals on lower frequencies more than those on higher frequencies
A sudden ionospheric disturbance is caused by a burst of X-rays from a solar flare that greatly increases D region absorption on the sunlit side of Earth. Lower frequencies are absorbed the most, so they are disrupted more than higher frequencies.
Tip: SID: low bands hit hardest.