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Posted: 8/11/2022 5:19:24 PM EDT
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Isn't this the kind of thing it does before it launches into another minim, historically?
We are due for a minim, i think. |
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Posted: 8/11/2022 6:22:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Isn't this the kind of thing it does before it launches into another minim, historically? We are due for a minim, i think. No. Just the opposite. It will take off again here soon. Cycle 25 is most certainly on the upswing nowhere the maximum. Give it time. |
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Posted: 8/11/2022 6:23:21 PM EDT
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What states do you need?
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Posted: 8/11/2022 7:55:19 PM EDT
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KS and MS. They'll probably be a little more active in the fall when heatstroke is less of a risk....hahaha
DC as a wildcard because when I got my new callsign the activator didn't know the difference between an Oscar and a Zero said she couldn't find me on QRZ as I sat there staring at my new call on my QRZ page. I explained it, but it wasn't registering and wasn't worth being a jerk over....LOL There have been a few KS stations over the last week but the band has been in the toilet the times I've been hunting the last 2 weeks and I could just barely hear him about a 41 at best...Lots of QRM. |
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Posted: 8/26/2022 9:47:32 AM EDT
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So what do you think?
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Posted: 8/27/2022 11:40:56 AM EDT
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Got up this AM and was gonnna play radio, hooked up the old PK-232. I got it to run in Linux Mint using DosBox and the old PC Packratt software yesterday. Look at the propagation indicators on QRZ.com. Blah on the ionosphere. I'm still listening to HF Packet on 14.103.350 though.
73, Rob |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 7:58:03 PM EDT
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The SFI is 252 at the moment. That’s as high as I’ve ever seen it.
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Posted: 8/28/2022 8:59:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The SFI is 252 at the moment. That's as high as I've ever seen it. |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 9:32:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The SFI is 252 at the moment. That’s as high as I’ve ever seen it.  The early 90's live again!
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Posted: 8/29/2022 9:08:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The SFI is 252 at the moment. That’s as high as I’ve ever seen it. I saw that. And yet, the bands didn't seem to be any better than when it is half that. Was it just me? |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 9:11:59 AM EDT
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Wow, just discovered it was so high, it's been a while.
73, Rob |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 9:31:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I saw that. And yet, the bands didn't seem to be any better than when it is half that. Was it just me? @Emoto Check out the QRZ.com main page.The solar conditions chart will tell you what is going on. Even though the solar flux is high, both the "A" and "K" indicators are a bit high. The chart in the lower left quadrant will tell you how the various bands are affected separated in both Day and Nights sections. There is a large variation in band conditions on 40M and 80M compared to 17M and 15M. Just under the Band Conditions chart is a line about the Geomagnetic field, note that it is Unsettled. Ideal conditions would have the "A" and "K" index at "0" with the geomagnetic field doing nothing at all, and the solar flux somewhere above 300.  I'm sure there are some fine points I missed, but these will get you started.73, Rob |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 10:16:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I saw that. And yet, the bands didn't seem to be any better than when it is half that. Was it just me?  Solar Index and Propagation Made Easy - HF Ham Radio |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 12:37:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/29/2022 3:47:03 PM EDT
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The reading is a fluke. The SFI is reported daily at 2100Z and an M Class flare was in progress just as the reading was being taken. After the flare settled down, things returned to normal.
There's another M Class flare in progress right now. Spaceweather link ETA: The Pinticton Observatory reading at 1700Z was 357. Do I hear 400? |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 4:22:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This will help you understand why. He breaks it down to what really is needed. You can get more out of the reports by learning more of course. But this'll get you going.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyXLARX1dnsThat was definitely helpful. Thanks! 
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Posted: 8/29/2022 6:09:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryIs this an android app (I hope)? |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 6:15:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is this an android app (I hope)? I will find out where it came from. I was trying out the antenna on 20m and it was all Europe. Spain Finland, Norway, Ireland, Italy. Czech Republic. I got Ireland, the rest had big pileups. |
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Posted: 8/29/2022 7:11:17 PM EDT
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