Danny, indeed, at school we could see the Isle of Man many miles distant while standing on the beach. On the H2S once had the whole of the Dutch and Belgian coast a few miles off Yarmouth and beyond.
Driving through Nawfok once, I know they're different, but I received RAI from Italy loud and clear.
Or my nav instructor retelling of a visual on Cyprus shortly after take off from Malta.
Finally, in Cyprus, watching the 72 Olympics on the old band 1 TV from Greece some 500 miles away.