[HCARC] Solar Activity Update 3

[Bill Tynan]

Last evening, about 8:00 PM (01:00 UT) as I was preparing to get on the
regular Tuesday evening 222 MHz get-together and was across the room, I
heard the white noise slowly increase. It had been about -138 to -140 dBm.
When I looked at the meter, it read about -128 dBm.  I was aimed east at the
time, away from the setting sun, but I believe that the noise increase was
caused by a marked increase in solar noise. I turned the beam west and noted
some increase in noise as the noise level was receding.

I have noted this phenomenon on numerous occasions in the past, with the
noise level increasing on both 6 and 2 meters. 

So,, yes, the old Sun is acting up.

73,

Bill, W3XO/5

-----Original Message-----
From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kerry
Sandstrom
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 8:55 AM
To: HCARC Reflector
Subject: [HCARC] Solar Activity Update 3

This morning there is another active sunspot group coming around the limb.
This one is in the sun's southern hemisphere.  Yesterdays solar flux was
147.  I believe it will continue to rise for a while longer.

Have fun,

Kerry
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