Cheerful news on the propagation front

[Tony Estep]

>From the Yahoo News page:
"...According to three studies released in the United States on Tuesday,
experts believe the familiar sunspot cycle may be shutting down and heading
toward a pattern of inactivity unseen since the 17th century.

The signs include a missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity
near the poles, said experts from the National Solar Observatory and Air
Force Research Laboratory...."

I guess we'll all be operating VHF and 160.

Tony KT0NY
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[Stephen G4SJP]

Just in time for my retirement...........

I've been too late for cheap gas, generous pensions and free sex.  The story
continues.......


73 Stephen G4SJP

On 15 June 2011 15:02, Tony Estep <[hidden email]> wrote:

> >From the Yahoo News page:
> "...According to three studies released in the United States on Tuesday,
> experts believe the familiar sunspot cycle may be shutting down and heading
> toward a pattern of inactivity unseen since the 17th century.
>
> The signs include a missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity
> near the poles, said experts from the National Solar Observatory and Air
> Force Research Laboratory...."
>
> I guess we'll all be operating VHF and 160.
>
> Tony KT0NY
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[N5GE]

One more good reason to get your KPA500 ASAP ;o)

Seriously, after 35 years in the hobby and at least 3 cycles, I've observed that
although the peak of the cycles is an aid to propagation and communication, the
troughs don't make it impossible.

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE


On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:02:10 -0500, Tony Estep <[hidden email]> wrote:

>>From the Yahoo News page:
>"...According to three studies released in the United States on Tuesday,
>experts believe the familiar sunspot cycle may be shutting down and heading
>toward a pattern of inactivity unseen since the 17th century.
>
>The signs include a missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity
>near the poles, said experts from the National Solar Observatory and Air
>Force Research Laboratory...."
>
>I guess we'll all be operating VHF and 160.
>
>Tony KT0NY
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[M0XDF]

to hell with free sex - free Elecraft gear would be good :-)

sorry about the 'me too' post Eric :-)
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???
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On 15 Jun 2011, at 15:25, Stephen Prior wrote:

> Just in time for my retirement...........
>
> I've been too late for cheap gas, generous pensions and free sex.  The story
> continues.......
>
>
> 73 Stephen G4SJP
>
> On 15 June 2011 15:02, Tony Estep <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>>> From the Yahoo News page:
>> "...According to three studies released in the United States on Tuesday,
>> experts believe the familiar sunspot cycle may be shutting down and heading
>> toward a pattern of inactivity unseen since the 17th century.
>>
>> The signs include a missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity
>> near the poles, said experts from the National Solar Observatory and Air
>> Force Research Laboratory...."
>>
>> I guess we'll all be operating VHF and 160.

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[Doug Alspaugh]

The last part of the article is more positive:

"There is no compelling reason to think that the Sun is about to go into
hibernation," said Yi-Ming Wang of the Naval Research Laboratory.

"On the other hand, we don't understand the solar dynamo well enough to
make any reliable prediction about what cycle 25 will be like."


So keep your positive thoughts going.


73 Doug N3QW



On 6/15/2011 11:09 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> to hell with free sex - free Elecraft gear would be good :-)
>
> sorry about the 'me too' post Eric :-)
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #???
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[Tony Estep]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:

> ...It might rain. It might not. I think that's about what the Yahoo article
> said...


Well, in any event, it's only temporary. The last sentence points out that "a
grand minimum of solar activity would be merely a temporary effect, since
the distinct solar minima during the last millennium typically lasted for
only several decades or a century at most."

So we'll just wait it out.

73,
Tony KT0NY
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[Ken G Kopp]

       
The key continued enjoyment of the hobby is
... obviously ... adaptability.  I've -never- been
kept off the air by "band conditions".  I may
well not be able to do what I'd prefer to do
or talk to who I'd like to, but there's -always-
a ways to "get on the air".

73! Ken - K0PP

 
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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

Folks - Lets limit this somewhat OT thread. It has already had 8 posts
in less than 2 hrs.

Remember - Please self moderate non elecraft product related postings
after ten have appeared in the interest of keeping list volume
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On 6/15/2011 8:52 AM, Ken - K0PP wrote:
>
> The key continued enjoyment of the hobby is
> ... obviously ... adaptability.  I've -never- been
> kept off the air by "band conditions".
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