[Elecraft] Solar Cycle

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Just open a panadapter on 20m during the day...depressing. makes you wonder if it's working


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-------- Original message --------From: w7aqk <w7aqk at cox.net> Date: 2016-07-21  11:37 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: ac5p at sbcglobal.net, Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle 
I’m currently traveling in Oregon, and watched it on the Portland area PBS station (Oregon Public Broadcasting).  I assume it is the most current program in the Nova series, but I missed the actual title as I didn’t tune in until about 5 minutes after it started.  Sometimes there is a slight lag between on air viewing and their website availability, but just about every Nova program ends up on the website for viewing online.  Check the dates shown, and it should be the one for this week.  If it’s not there yet, it will be, and they even said it would be available online.  Also, most PBS stations broadcast Nova multiple times during the week, so check your own station’s schedule for the week.  Looking at OPB’s schedule, I think the title may be “ Secrets OF The Sun”.  Here it is being aired multiple times this week.

I might just add that there are few programs on TV these days that are better than Nova.  It is marvelous!  My other favorite is “Frontline”, but, of course, there are still other superb programs that are pure entertainment, like “Masterpiece”.  If you are not a regular PBS viewer, I think you are really missing something!  My satellite TV system gives me just about anything that is available, but in truth, I could probably survive quite nicely with just two channels—PBS and Turner Classic Movies!  Well, I do like to watch a little golf and football!  Hi.

Dave W7AQK



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Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 2:25 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector ; w7aqk 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle

      Can you check your PBS TV station schedule and give us the title of that NOVA program? Our station was running the RNC.

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From: w7aqk <w7aqk at cox.net>; 
To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; 
Subject: [Elecraft] Solar Cycle 
Sent: Thu, Jul 21, 2016 7:05:56 PM 


      Hi All,

      FWIW, there was a very interesting program I watched last night on PBS.  The 
      regular program called "Nova" had a most informative discussion about the 
      solar cycle and how it affects us here on Earth.  It won't tell you 
      everything you want to know about propagation, etc., but it does give a lot 
      of perspective as to why our communications can be so disrupted by solar 
      storms.  They also talked a lot about "sunspots"!  We tend to think the more 
      the better for us, but do we really understand how they form, and the effect 
      they have?  This gives you some insight about that.

      Anyway, you might want to check it out, and I think you can watch it online 
      at www.pbs.org/nova.

      Dave W7AQK


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