# Two Hop F Region Side Scatter

**Title:** Very Weak Two Hop F Region Sidescatter

**Contributed by:** Bob Mattaliano N6RFM

**Reviewed by:**

**Receiving Station Location:** EM12jw, near Fort Worth, TX 22January2026

**Receiving Station Details:** Grape-1 DRF

**Feature Description**

![WWV 10MHz 22January2026](/_static/images/image004.png)

Very weak two-hop F region sidescatter - when radio signals reach a receiver after two ionospheric hops with a ground scatter in between. Since the receiver is not directly in line of propagation, weaker and more scattered signals are observed. The faint thin line is an artifact