G'day As we approach the equinox, the conditions on the topband still seem pretty disappointing - high absorption and weak signals. Considering we are now two to three years after the solar peak, thi
I don't think we are that long after the peak. More like a few months, if that. The flux and sunspots were really high just a week ago. But that isn't the problem, because some of the best openings
In comparing conditions before and after a solar cycle peak, I think it's worth looking at how the sunspot numbers build and decline around the peak. If I look at charts of the last three cycles, it
I should mention a useful link here: http://www.spaceweather.com/java/sunspot.html. The sunspot plotter feature on this Web page allows you to look at the sunspot numbers for 11 years at a time, cent
Having been through several sunspot cycle peaks and valleys, the best ever 160m condx from here to Europe was the northern hemisphere winter of 1997-98. The worst ever condx to Europe have been every
Topbanders, Here in central Colorado, we had more thunderstorms and lightning (and QRN) the first three weeks of September than during all of July and August. However, it's been a lot quieter recentl