[South Florida DX Association] Severe/Extreme Geomagnetic Storming Continues

[Bill Marx]

 Severe to extreme geomagnetic storming continues globally. Both of the
> recent M9 and X3 solar flares produced Earth facing
> coronal mass ejections in the last 18 hours, so more geomagnetic storming
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> expected through November 13, 2004.
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> If and when mid latitude K indices like Boulder reaches K of 9 look for
> visible aurora as far south as 28 deg. N/S latitude.
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> Here in central Florida yesterday during the day I heard no ham radio
> signals on 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 meters. There were a few weak
> International SW broadcasters audible on 13, 15, 16 and 19 meters.
Yesterday
> evening ham radio signals on 160, 80 and 40 meters were weak
> and fluttery with deep fading. SW broadcaster signals on 120, 90, 75, 60,
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> and 41 meters were extremely fluttery and at times totally garbled due to
> the southward expanded aurora oval. On the MF AM broadcast band most
> channels were occupied by central and South American stations only.
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> 73,
> Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
> Retired Space & Atmospheric Weather Forecaster
> Plant City, FL, USA
> Grid Square EL87WX
> Lat & Long 27 58 33.6397 N 82 09 52.4052 W
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