[Elecraft] OT: geomagnetic storm effects on bands?

[Rick WA6NHC]

You can check the space weather yourself, which will help answer your 
question.  Try looking at:

http://ok1dub.cz/wwv/wwv.txt

Which as I write this states:

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2015 Nov 04 1505 UTC

# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction 
Center
# Please send comments and suggestions to SWPC.Webmaster at noaa.gov
# 3-hourly messages issued this UT day.
#
#                    Geophysical Alert Message
#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------

Solar-terrestrial indices for 03 November follow.
Solar flux 124 and mid-latitude A-index 32.
The mid-latitude K-index at 1500 UTC on 04 November was 5 (70 nT).

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.

Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are likely.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.



73,
Rick wa6nhc

On 11/4/2015 7:03 AM, Al Gulseth wrote:
> Greetings Elecrafters,
>
> I have an older Sangean portable next to the bed that I sometimes listen to
> while I'm settling in for the evening. Frequently I'll tune in W1AW for a
> quick rough propagation indicator. Last evening 40M, which usually has a
> strong signal in the 9-10 PM Central timeframe, was much weaker than usual.
> 80 was also down, so I went to 20 expecting a weak signal at best as the band
> is usually shutting down by that long after sunset. I was surprised to hear a
> stronger signal there than on 40, and I could also hear W1AW on 17 and 15,
> which are usually dead by then this time of year. Is this possibly due to the
> current geomagnetic storm? (I'm still learning when it comes to
> solar/geomagnetic events and propagation.)
>
> TNX/73, Al
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