[SixClub] radiation storm in progress

[Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

SUNTAN TIME !   :-)







                                                         A.R.S. W5TFW
                                                        Richard J. Fiero II
                                                   ARRL Awards Manager


I think our Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so 
we could identify their corporate sponsors.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Peterson" <tom at galesvillefiredepartment.org>
To: <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:01 PM
Subject: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress


> http://spaceweather.com/ is reporting
>> *RADIATION STORM IN PROGRESS: * Solar protons accelerated by this
>> morning's M9-class solar flare are streaming past Earth. On the NOAA
>> scale of radiation storms, this one ranks S3
>> <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/index.html#SolarRadiationStorms>,
>> which means it could, e.g., cause isolated reboots of computers
>> onboard Earth-orbiting satellites and interfere with polar radio
>> communications
>
> Might be kind of interesting to move some JT-65 capable stations to 6M
> and see what kind of paths open over the next 24-48 hours.
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