[CVRC] Why Are The Bands Dead Dead Dead?

[Dick Flanagan]

In case you were wondering....

NOAA Space Environment Center issues space weather advisory (Jul 24, 2002) 
-- The NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colorado, has issued a 
space weather advisory regarding major sunspot activity. According to the 
bulletin, a major sunspot region has rotated onto the visible face of the 
sun. This region, designated as Region 39 by NOAA Space Environment Center 
forecasters, is believed to have been the source of three large coronal 
mass ejections on the far side of the sun beginning on July 16. This region 
will rotate across the visible side of the sun over the next two weeks and 
is expected to produce more solar activity. Since appearing on the visible 
side on July 22, this region has already produced a major flare at 0035 UTC 
on July 23. Radio blackouts reached category R3 (strong) on the NOAA space 
weather scales. In response to the major flare, a geomagnetic storm was 
expected to begin early today UTC. Category R3 radio blackouts result in 
widespread HF radio communication outages on the hemisphere of Earth facing 
the sun and also can degrade low-frequency navigation signals.
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Dick Flanagan W6OLD OOTC CFII Minden, Nevada
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