[Elecraft] Recent band conditions

[Rod N0RC]

Folks,

Over the past few months I've read on QRP-L, the Elecraft list, and
elsewhere, comments about poor band conditions. What accounts for these
poor condition?

I know from monitoring the various space weather sites, that several
Coronal holes have appeared during the past few months. And there has
been a number of Geomagnetic storms. (A result of the particle streams
from the holes, and the odd CME).

Is it common to have such activity shortly after a Sunspot Cycle Peak?
How long will it last? How does this post Sunspot period compare to
previous post-peak periods?

I haven't found anything on the web that answers these questions, nor do
I know of any printed literature. Does anybody have a list of references
I can review?

73, Rod N0RC