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It's not groundwave, per se, true; it's called direct wave. 27MHz being just below VHF, it does travel considerably beyond line-of-sight, but doesn't follow the curvature of the earth very far, either. However, it does follow the curve to a degree. I routinely made 300 mile direct wave contacts...
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