[Elecraft] OT: geomagnetic storm effects on bands?: follow up

[Al Gulseth]

Gotta learn to be a little less wordy HI HI!! In summary the conditions seemed 
more in line with what I'd have expected for mid-day instead of several hours 
after sunset. Guess that's part of what makes ham radio exciting ;-)

73, Al

On Wed November 4 2015 11:16:16 am kevinr at coho.net wrote:
> A good place to check space weather is :   www.spaceweather.com
>    73 & GL,
>         Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
> 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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