Yes, but the ARRL 160m contest is this weekend too. I come across a lot of VHFers on the other end of the spectrum !

If this pending CME does produce a strong AU, watch for auroral E's on 6 and 2m around midnight, plus or minus a bit. If you want some fun, Google the Harang discontinuity which is when auroral Es occur. During a strong aurora that demonstrates the usual Doppler "buzzing" distortion, suddenly the distortion may disappear leave a clean pure tone signal. That's a clue its auroral Es. Some years ago (!) I worked N1BUG in ME on 2m aurora Es. Also, its a good time to be looking for Alaska stations, especially on 6m. During that same event that I worked N1BUG I remember hearing dozens of S9+ KL7 stations on 6m.

Will this event be that strong? Probably not, but close maybe (?), so it bears watching. If you hear/work some stuff, lets hear about it.

73, Jon

W0ZQ

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 07:47:22 PM CST, Mike King - KM0T <[email protected]> wrote:

Maybe so, but its good and VHF and lower microwave, which is what NLRS is all about.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Phil Lefever via NLRS
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 5:12 PM
To: NRLS Reflector <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [NLRS] AU possible Dec 1

Crummy timing to be sure. Au isn't a great propagation aid at 1.8Mhz...

Phil, KBØNES

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 05:09:10 PM CST, Jon Platt via NLRS <[email protected]> wrote:

From the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

G3 (STRONG) GEOMAGNETIC STORMS NOW LIKELY ON 01 DEC WITH A FULL HALO CME published: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 18:58 UTC With 3 CMEs already inbound, the addition of a 4th, full halo CME has prompted SWPC forecasters to upgrade the G2 Watch on 01 Dec to a G3 Watch. This faster-moving halo CME is progged to merge with 2 of the 3 upstream CMEs, all arriving at Earth on 01 Dec. G3 (Strong) conditions are now likely on 01 Dec. Continue to monitor spaceweather.gov for the latest updates.

73, Jon
W0ZQ
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