[Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

[Wayne Burdick]

Meanwhile, many people are working DX in all modes day and night...go figure :)  My weapon of choice is a KX2, hand-held, running 10 watts to a 3-band, 4-foot-long whip. Despite the obvious compromises, I never fail to make some worldwide Qs on hiking trips -- though it is certainly easier when those band openings come along.

Wayne
N6KR


> On Oct 9, 2018, at 10:45 AM, John Stengrevics <jstengrevics at comcast.net> wrote:
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> These predictions are completely uncertain.  Recent info presented by Tamitha Skov (space weather scientist) suggests the next cycle will not be delayed and will begin early 2019.
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> In a paper presented at Central States VHF, Jim Kennedy reviewed many studies & predictions and found that they differed by 115%.
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> In fact, nobody really knows.
> 
> John
> WA1EAZ
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>> On Oct 9, 2018, at 1:37 PM, Dauer, Edward <edauer at law.du.edu> wrote:
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>> For those who do not take CQ magazine, there is an article this month very much worth reading.  It summarizes recent findings about the forthcoming sunspot cycle and its effect on propagation.  To quote from the reported studies,  “ . . . the start of Cycle 25 could be delayed to 2021 or 2022 and will be very weak, if it even happens at all . . . .  this (Cycle 24) could be the last solar maximum we’ll see for a few decades . . . .”  Guess I’d better gear up for FT8.
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>> I personally cannot assess the quality of the research nor its full implications.  Just thought I would alert others who may be interested to the article.
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>> Ted, KN1CBR