[OT] Thunder storms affect Ionosphere study

[Bill Frantz]

David Perlman writes in the San Francisco Chronicle: New
satellite to study how Earth storms impact space.

A group of University of California astronomers with the help of
NASA grant are launching a satellite in 2017 to study the
details of how large thunder storms, particularly in the tropics
can drive thermal waves upward and cause major temperature
changes in the ionosphere.

My own take on this story is that this study may provide a new
window on how ionospheric propagation can be changed by
tropospheric storms and affect radio communication. YMMV.

The full article may be available at SFGate.com, but I'm not
online now to chase it down.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

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[Bill Frantz]

My inner scientist wants to know, even if I don't make any
practical use of the information. The idea that tropospheric
weather affects the ionosphere was new to me. Finding out
exactly what the effects are arouses the inner scientist.

I also have not used clusters etc. My recent big thrill was
tuning about 14073 for no specific reason and seeing a weak
PSK63 signal. I was able to work Zac in Israel from California
at 12W. I gave him a 439, although the 4 may have been a bit generous.

When I went to find an address for a QSL, there was no QRZ.com
entry, so I Googled the call. I found a lot of spots, and a
QRZ.com entry for the QSL manager.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 4/23/13 at 7:59 PM, [hidden email] (Ron D'Eau Claire) wrote:

>I can understand the desire to know exactly what one will hear on which
>frequencies for many, but I personally enjoy turning on the rig to be
>surprised by and enjoy whoever is on the air.
>No, I do not use clusters or any other internet support...

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[Tony Estep]

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:

> ....I do not use clusters or any other internet support.....

=========
Ron, you're a *real* man. I, on the other hand, am a weenie.

Tony KT0NY
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[k6mkf]

Found this at SFGATE.COM:

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/St-Cloud-State-professor-is-part-of-NA
SA-project-4447670.php

- 73 de Mike, K6MKF, W6NAG, NCDXC, Conway Reef 2012, K3-P3 Addict, Maui


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Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] Thunder storms affect Ionosphere study

David Perlman writes in the San Francisco Chronicle: New satellite to study
how Earth storms impact space.

A group of University of California astronomers with the help of NASA grant
are launching a satellite in 2017 to study the details of how large thunder
storms, particularly in the tropics can drive thermal waves upward and cause
major temperature changes in the ionosphere.

My own take on this story is that this study may provide a new window on how
ionospheric propagation can be changed by tropospheric storms and affect
radio communication. YMMV.

The full article may be available at SFGate.com, but I'm not online now to
chase it down.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

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Bill Frantz        | "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn
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408-356-8506       | intelligence.  There's a knob called
"brightness", but
www.pwpconsult.com | it doesn't work. -- Gallagher

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[Jim Low man]

I don't, either.  To me, it's always been the most fun to tune around
and see what I can find.
Sure, I could work all states (maybe) during Sweepstakes, and put a big
dent (maybe) in DXCC during a DX contest, but I'm not in a hurry.

To each his own, though.  It's a big hobby and if it wasn't fun, we
would stop doing it.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 4/23/2013 8:34 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> ....I do not use clusters or any other internet support.....
> =========
> Ron, you're a *real* man. I, on the other hand, am a weenie.
>
> Tony KT0NY
>

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