[Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

[drewko1 at verizon.net]

Wow, a contrarian view of the solar cycle from a NASA physicist,
standing firm against the "growing buzz in lay and academic circles". 

Or is it.  

Since the recent "clarification" of Administrator Michael D. Griffin's
heretical view on global warming the number of NASA people who are
willing to take a public position against any aspect of the global
warming dogma are probably fewer than the number of sunspots in July.
I don't think you willl be hearing any of them speculating about the
possibility of another Maunder Minimum, however interesting and
informative such speculation would be.

Anyhow, there is a cure for poor band conditions: a new K3.  Even if
there are no signals I can switch the NR on and off. Amazing. I wish
every rig had NR like the K3. I bet that would put a few more people
on the bands.


73,
Drew
AF2Z


On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:21:42 -0700, Ron AC7AC wrote:

>This applies to all HF rigs ;-)
>
>While you're sitting around waiting for the next big solar cycle, you might
>enjoy checking out this story from NASA about old Sol. This was passed onto
>me by my buddy Mychael, AA3WF (the "toroidguy"): 
>
>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/11jul_solarcycleupdate.htm?list96374
>8
>
>I look at that spike back in the late 50's fondly. That was my first solar
>cycle as a Ham. 
>
>At least there's no sign we're going to experience another 70-year long
>spotless "Maunder Minimum"
>
>Ron AC7AC
>