[FLham] HF?

[Radioguy]

The HF bands are totally dead due to a solar event. The scope function on 
the Icom Pro 3, shows that if it were a cardiac patient, they just flat 
lined.

Amateur radio will how the flexibility, with vhf-uhf to get the messages 
out of the Katrina area in the interim.

Murphy's Law strikes again.

  Warnings/Alerts issued in the last 24 hours, if any:
(scales: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/)

Warning (138): Geomagnetic K-Index of 6 expected
From: 2005 Sep 09 1430 UTC To: 2005 Sep 09 2359 UTC
Condition: Onset

Warning (278): Proton 10MeV Integral Flux above 10pfu expected
From: 2005 Sep 08 2159 UTC To: 2005 Sep 09 2359 UTC
Condition: Onset

Warning (33): Proton 100MeV Integral Flux above 1pfu expected
From: 2005 Sep 08 0340 UTC To: 2005 Sep 09 1600 UTC
Condition: Persistence.  Extends Warning #32.

Warning (526): Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
From: 2005 Sep 09 1400 UTC To: 2005 Sep 09 2359 UTC
Condition: Onset

Warning (56): Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse expected
From: 2005 Sep 09 1345 UTC To: 2005 Sep 09 1415 UTC
Condition: IP Shock Passage Observed: 2005 Sep 09 1322 UTC

Alert (1096): Geomagnetic K-index of 4
Period: 1200-1500 UTC
Threshold Reached on 2005 Sep 09 1439 UTC

Alert (507): Geomagnetic K-index of 5
Period: 1500-1800 UTC
Threshold Reached on 2005 Sep 09 1726 UTC