[Elecraft] Sunspots!?!?

[Robert Cunnings]

A contrarian view of cycle 25 was recently published which predicts a peak 
SSN twice that of cycle 24:

<https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/community/topic/1775-new-research-suggests-solar-cycle-25-could-be-strongest-in-50-years/>

The article has a link to the paper, it's worth reading. They propose a 
new criterion for predicting the strength of a cycle which in their 
interpretation predicts a very strong cycle 25. Maybe they are on to 
something, maybe not, but we'll have to wait until 2025 to find out. My K3 
is standing ready!

Bob NW8L

On Thu, 26 Nov 2020, Rich NE1EE wrote:

> On 2020-11-25 16:52:-0700, Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft wrote:
>
>> If, by some miracle, the sunspot count were to eventually jump up to a really high level, as was the case in around 2002, or even better in 1959, how would the various Elecraft receivers work? I’m specifically interested in the K1 and K2, but in general, is there a realistic problem with overloading of the front end? Or, assuming that you can hear signals from all over, will the selectivity, etc., be sufficient?
>>
>> Doug, W0UHU.
>
> I have been studying the records (I have a background in space plasma physics). Of course, I am not an expert, but I do enjoy analyzing scientific data. It seems to me that cycle 25 is likely to be a very active cycle. I see that NASA is anticipating a peak with 115 sunspots in July 2025, but I suspect that it will be much larger. Oops. Guess we'll see.
>
> ~R~
> 72/73 de Rich NE1EE
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