[ICOM] sunspots

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

The "11-year" cycle is an average.  It has been as short as
7 or 8 years, I believe, and as long as 14 or 15 between
peaks.  Rise is usually faster than decline.
 
73 - K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City
(lic. in 1953)
> From: k9dtc at comcast.net> To: Kenwood at mailman.qth.net; icom at mailman.qth.net; yaesu at mailman.qth.net> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 13:46:11 -0500> CC: > Subject: [ICOM] sunspots> > When I was first licensed in 1988/1989 winter the sunspot cycle was at it peak. As a tech I talked all over the world with a barefoot TS-440 on 10 meters. > > You add 11 to 88 and you get 99. You add 11 to 99 and you get 2010, We are about 2 years from 2010 and the bands appear to be dead? Unless I am figuring wrong something seems to be very wrong?> > > Dan K9DTC> > > ----> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC: icom-owner at mailman.qth.net> Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/