[Scan-DC] Re: solar conditions

[Larry Van Horn, N5FPW]

>  Those poor folks in NO using HF (COTHEN and the various ham nets) are not 
> going to like this....73s Mike

That is why they also have VHF/UHF and have been talking nearly constantly 
with NAS NOLA, Mobile Air and NOLA Air. When you are doing a land mission 
and in range such as this, HF becomes a backup. It is when they are doing an 
over water mission that HF steps into its own. The heros from the CG are 
doing just fine communicating even though old Sol is throwing  fit.

73 all,

Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
Assistant Editor/Milcom Columnist
Monitoring Times magazine



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Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 6:28 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Re: solar conditions


>  In summary - over the last 36 hours or so, the sun has erupted with 
> several XRay flares; one X17 class flare the other day caused a blackout 
> for a while on the day side of the Earth. That is the 4th strongest (or 
> so) flare ever recorded in this low portion of the cycle. In addition, 
> there have been a X5 and X1 flare within the last 24 hours, along with an 
> energetic proton event.
>  While none of the flares were Earth directed, it's thought we might get a 
> glancing blow from the ejected material. Spaceweather has a nice synopsis 
> of what has happened.
>  Those poor folks in NO using HF (COTHEN and the various ham nets) are not 
> going to like this....73s Mike
>
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