[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for July 10th & 11th, 2011

[Al Lorona]

Kevin,

When I was a kid walking with my grampa on a beautifully sunny day between the 
rows of cornstalks in his backyard, often he'd turn to me and say, in Spanish, 
"It's gonna rain." I would ask him how he knew that, and he would point to his 
knees. His joints apparently could tell him that things weren't quite right.

Before my Dad died last year, he had told me, "Something is wrong with these 
sunspots. They aren't normal," and darned if he doesn't seem to have been right. 
Maybe it was his joints, but these sunspots just don't seem to have the oomph 
that they should. There are plenty of sunspots visible right now, but they can't 
kick up the solar flux to save their lives. In fact, the sunspot number has been 
nearly equal to the solar flux, which is highly unusual.

Al   W6LX



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From: Kevin Rock <kevinr at coho.net>

According to SpaceWeather.com there are many spots on the sun but they are not  
improving propagation.