[ICOM] sunspots

[David Nagel]

Dan;

Astronomers (amateur and professional) have a vested interest in the sunspot cycle also. According to professional reports the late inception of the latest cycle is not unusual. The 11/22 year cycle is just an average. Some cycles start early and some start later. This one seems to be later.
Hang in there for it shall come. Long distance communications for radio and sunspots/flares for astronomers.

I have a vested interest in both activities.

Dave WD9BDZ


--- On Sun, 9/7/08, Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC <k9dtc at comcast.net> wrote:
From: Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC <k9dtc at comcast.net>
Subject: [ICOM] sunspots
To: Kenwood at mailman.qth.net, icom at mailman.qth.net, yaesu at mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 1:46 PM

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


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