[Boatanchors] Radio Blackout Going On?

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Guys

I'm working from home today so I can get some limited radio time in during
the day.    Since this is the Tuesday of the CX,  I'll squirt a few CQs out
on the hour around 14.045 to 14.050....

73 Mark K3MSB

On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Bill Stewart <cwopr at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Great to work you Mark. You were the first CX QSO after 40m,
> came back up. Nice sounding setup on 40...73 de Bill K4JYS
>
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> *From: *"Mark K3MSB" <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
> *To: *"Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>
> *Cc: *"Boatanchors List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>, W9RAN at oneradio.net,
> anchor at ec.rr.com, "K5MYJ" <macklinbob at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Sunday, September 10, 2017 5:06:50 PM
>
> *Subject: *Re: [Boatanchors] Radio Blackout Going On?
>
> 20M pretty dead here at 2100Z.
>
> Managed to make enough QSOs to qualify two sets of gear on 20 and 40
> earlier but it was rough going.   We'll see about 80 tonight.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
> On Sep 10, 2017 4:24 PM, "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Forty is back...been making some CX contacts for over an hour.
>> Bill K4JYS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "K5MYJ" <macklinbob at gmail.com>
>> To: anchor at ec.rr.com, W9RAN at oneradio.net, "Bill Stewart" <
>> cwopr at embarqmail.com>, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 4:20:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Radio Blackout Going On?
>>
>> At the start of the contest this morning I started DX Lab to look at the
>> RBN
>> info. NOTHING THERE! I thought DX Lab may be screwed up again. So I
>> started
>> it on the second computer. SAME RESULT.
>>
>> The I saw these messages.
>>
>> Then I looked at IonoProbe. It told me about the solar flare!
>>
>> Bob Macklin
>> K5MYJ
>> Seattle, Wa.
>> "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Al Parker" <anchor at ec.rr.com>
>> To: <W9RAN at oneradio.net>; "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>;
>> <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 11:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Radio Blackout Going On?
>>
>>
>> > yup, I ckd the solar info a bit ago, found that out.  20m dead.  But
>> just
>> > tried the Vintage Sideband Net, heard Andy, WB0SNF, in Nebraska for
>> cupla
>> > minutes with QSB, then gone.  Did chat with a local for 15 min. there,
>> > 14.292,5
>> > Seemed like 40m was going down in strengths about 10-11 AM today,was on
>> > the Classic Exchange QSO party, CW, for a bit.
>> > 73,
>> > Al, W8UT
>> > www.boatanchors.org
>> > www.hammarlund.info
>> >
>> > "There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
>> > worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
>> > Ratty, to Mole
>> >
>> > On 9/10/2017 2:07 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
>> >> There is an X-8 solar flare in progress right now - complete HF
>> blackout.
>> >>
>> >> See www.solarham.com and www.spaceweather.com for details.
>> >>
>> >> 73, Bob W9RAN
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