[OKDXA] Sunspots (and lack of them)

[John Geiger]

I have been through a couple of solar cycles, being first licensed in 1980 and getting bit by the DX bug in 1981. I have also seen a couple of solar minimums, but have any of you seen a solar minimum this bad?  Seems like the solar minimum started around late 2006 and 2 1/2 years later it is still here!  Any idea as to what is going on or when the sunspots will start appearing again?  Wish we could get a 2.5 to 3 year peak!

73s John AA5JG