[Boatanchors] propagation

[mikea]

On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 05:21:52PM -0700, telegrapher at att.net wrote:
> Big storm west of us so the skip is long even on 80.  Hearing a station 
> in Washington as well as 5's and other eastern station on 3870-3880 AM.
> 
> Must be the big sunspot that appeared today on the face of Ol' Sol.
> 
> To early in the day to hear the stations on there now normally, so 
> something good has happened even if it's only temporarily.
> 
> Now which receiver to put on line.  The 388 or AR-88.  Choices-choices!!!!

The _really_ good news is that that's the first reverse-polarity spot.
The solar cycle is restarting. In 2010 or 2012, propagation should be 
back to decent. 

At long, long-delayed last. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin