[TMRA] Fwd: Geomagnetic Storm Underway

[Steve Bellner]

Earth has just entered a very fast moving solar wind stream from a large 
gaping coronal hole. The solar wind stream is very broad and we will be 
inside the stream for many days, probably into next week.

What this means to us is that propagation on all bands, especially 20 
meters and above, will be dimenished. For those of you who check into 
the SATERN International 20 meter SSB net, you could do the service a 
favor by listening and passing relays on to the NCO on duty.

The same could be said for the regional nets on 40 and 80 meters as 
well. The lower bands are not affected nearly as much as the upper bands 
but there likely will be some strange propagation effects. Try to listen 
and help the NCS as much as needed.

Given the NOAA/SWPC predictions, we will likely see poor conditions 
until next weekend. Geomagnetic storms are likely to continue for that 
period of time as well.

If you are a VHF/UHF fan, you may want to monitor the DX Clusters for 
auroral openings which are common during periods like this. Local groups 
will find this a good opportunity for 6 meters and above when the lower 
bands fade.

We will continue to monitor the situation while active strong and severe 
weather is present across much of the U.S.

Don't forget we are approaching hurricane season in about 10 weeks. The 
time to prepare is now.


de AD5XJ SATERN So. Terr. Net Mgr.
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