[Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

[K5MYJ]

It's more than just this.

I think things have become so crappy people have just given up.

We are still about two years away from the end of the current solar cycle. 
And the experts expect the next cycle to be worse than this one.

I have given up trying except on contest days. Then I can see how bad it 
really is. I will be trying during the CX this Sunday.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Robert Bethman" <oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.


> This could explain some of the recent conditions.
> 73 de Bill K4JYS
>
>
> :Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
> :Issued: 2017 Sep 05 1505 UTC
> # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction 
> Center
> #
> #          Geophysical Alert Message
> #
> Solar-terrestrial indices for 04 September follow.
> Solar flux 140 and estimated planetary A-index 18.
> The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 05 September was 2.
>
> Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
> Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
> Solar radiation storms reaching the S2 level occurred.
> Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred.
>
> Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
> Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level are expected.
> Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are expected.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Bethman" <oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com>
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 12:55:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.
>
> Fellow Amateurs,
>
> Yesterday was a prime example of what things are causing the loss of
> signals.
>
> The entire day was a massive C Class Solar Flare, with major X-ray 
> streams.
>
> Science articles several years ago gave the information that the Sun is
> hitting us with at least 10% more heat than it ever has.
>
> IOW, our Sun is entering its late stage in life. We just won't be
> around to see its end.
>
> Regards, Bob N0DGN
>
>
> On 9/5/2017 12:06 PM, David Harmon wrote:
>> That's true.....I forgot to mention that I checked the broadcast band and 
>> I
>> couldn't hear but 1 or 2 local stations....one of them I can see the
>> antennas but could hardly hear them.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David Harmon
>> K6XYZ
>> Sperry, OK
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of McDonald, J
>> Douglas
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 8:47 AM
>> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.
>>
>> Its band conditions. Yesterday, a holiday, all day, not only was there 
>> zero
>> CW activity but zero SSB as well. And astoundingly, for periods there was
>> zero SW broadcasting, truly zero ... not even the usual flame thrower
>> multiple copies of Rev. Stair on every band, and no Radio Havana Cuba.a
>> carrier
>>
>> Really no sign ... not even the carriers of the SW stations, in a 5 Hz 
>> [sic]
>> bandwidth!
>> That's really bad propagation to not get a carrier.
>> ________________________________________
>> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] on behalf of David Stinson Not so 
>> long
>> ago, tuning from 3500-3550 at night and 7000-7100
>>
>> any non-contest time, one would have heard many CW QSOs.
>>
>> The last several times I've listened, it's one or two.  Or none.
>>
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