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Re: [CQ-Contest] Russian Beats Out Canada for Magnetic North ... For Now

To: john@kk9a.com, Richard Smith <n6kt1@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Russian Beats Out Canada for Magnetic North ... For Now
From: af5cc2 <af5cc2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:35:56 -0500
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This would all be simpler if we were like Venus and had no magnetic field.  Of 
course that would cause other problems.73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung 
Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: john@kk9a.com Date: 5/7/20  11:53 AM  
(GMT-06:00) To: Richard Smith <n6kt1@sbcglobal.net> Cc: CQ-Contest 
<cq-contest@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Russian Beats Out Canada 
for Magnetic North ...
  For Now That sounds like a good plan, Rich, we could be due for this magnetic 
polechange.  The reversal pattern was every 200,00 to 300,000 years and it 
hasnow been 780,000 years since it last occurred.John KK9ASent via the Samsung 
Galaxy 7 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone.On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 11:47 AM 
Richard Smith <n6kt1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:> Does that mean I should design my 
antennas for low F/B ratio? (hi hi)>> 73, Rich, N6KT,  PJ4K>> On Thursday, May 
7, 2020, 07:25:11 AM PDT, <john@kk9a.com> wrote:>>> Eventually the earth's 
magnetic poles will flip and you will be> beaming backwards using the compass 
alignment method.>> John KK9A>>> David Siddall K3ZJ wrote:>> Good thing HF 
antennas generally have relatively wide beam width if you use> a compass to 
orient without correcting for deviation.>> This also has a subtle effect on 
propagation paths through the polar areas,> depending upon your location.>> 
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52550973>> 73, Dave K3ZJ>> 
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