[K3PZN-List] NASA new solar cycle prediction

[Curt Milton]

Interesting info.  Yes the rise of this cycle is slow indeed.  But if we can't trust a weather forecast for tomorrow, I would not take a crack at predicting the next 6 years!

While I won't likely be working P2 or JA from my car with 25 watts on 28 MHz (again) this winter, there is still stuff to do:

(1) consider a 80 MHz vertical and work some DX this winter!  

(2) work the world on 40m with 100w and a dipole!  it used to require CW, or a kW -- now with more spectrum and good conditions - 40m is hot even on SSB.

(3) start planning and building a 10m beam or quad - eventually we will need it!  

the death of the ionosphere has been grealy exaggerated!  let's enjoy whatever we are given these upcoming years from its Designer.  

73 curt


--- On Sun, 5/31/09, Peter Morton <mortonph at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Peter Morton <mortonph at comcast.net>
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] NASA new solar cycle prediction
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 11:33 AM
> Check out:  http://tinyurl.com/m45ozb
> 
> NASA predicts the upcoming solar cycle peak will have the
> lowest sunspot number since the peak in 1928.  It is
> interesting to see in the historical plot near the end of
> the article that some of the solar peaks during the 20h
> century were the highest ever recorded.
> 
> -Pete, W3GVX
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