Latest space weather report From Dr. Skov



I saw a presentation by Dr. Skov at HAMCOM last month, very interesting.  She predicts space weather, and it's effects on earth communications, including Ham.

Her website, spaceweatherwoman.com, seems to be down, but her youtube page is still there:TamithaSkov-YouTube

Thanks OP! Space weather that even I understood.

Yeah, I just watched it, too.  I like it!  

Thanks, I added that to my favorites.

Wow! What a great link! She definitely covers the important data in an easy to understand format.

10 meters was open late last night. We usually have a local 10m SSB net every Saturday. There were lots of CW beacons on the bandscope and I saw multiple QSOs going on. After the net a mobile station from Canada called me with a S9 report and a guy from Iowa called with an S9+ report. I was the only local station they heard, probably because I was using a 4 element Yagi. Nevertheless it was fun and very unusual.
40 meters was very noisy, at almost S9 noise level. Usually it's less than S1.

Usually HF propagation picks up several days after a major solar flare hit. Keep an eye for some good openings towards the middle through the end of this upcoming week.

That has been my experience as well. I was working a massive 10M opening couple years back, west coast, JA, Brazil, Europe, ZS, Stations in the mix. Then Bam band goes quiet and not a peep. Thought the radio blew up, static level jumped to S5 bacon frying. Local repeater start talking about it. Radio blackout from an X class flare. Lasted about 2 hours and then it was on again. It was rather cool.

She's part of the regular HamNation show, too.