[Elecraft] OT: Sunspots

[Don Rasmussen]

I can hear the half empty types now - what a mole hill, who needs a K3, why even bother to show up for such a small solar maximum. 

The way I remember it, the last cycle was PLAGUED by geomagnetic storms that always came at the worst possible time (FALL). But the numbers looked great. !!!

http://www.zerobeat.net/wb8yqj/ssn_predict.jpg

Looking at the graphic, two things:

- We are well into the upswing - further than I would have guessed - happy days they are here again. ;-)

- Look at the aweful, slow, agonizing decline from the last cycle - ack!