Well, when they sent the inter-planetary explorers out, we did not have the
technology to talk to them where they are now.
Before we had SSB, we talked to many on AM in a solar minimum.
Technology will advance. We will still have big piles. There are lots
of options for exploring other voice modes. We just haven't
had the incentive. CW still works great, and we can make even more
improvements on the RX side.
I guess I'm an optimist.
Gerry W1VE
On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 9:23 AM <donovanf@starpower.net> wrote:
>
>
> This article in Nature forecasts that we're approaching a grand solar
> minimum -- similar to Maunder Minimum -- starting in 2020
> and lasting for three solar cycles. I hope these scientists are wrong...
>
>
>
> www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45584-3
>
>
> An international panel of experts coordinated by the NOAA and NASA
> released its preliminary Solar Cycle 25 forecast in April, 2019
> forecasting
> that solar cycle 25 will peak between 2023 and 2026 with a sunspot number
> between 95 and 130.
>
>
> I hate forecasts, especially about the future...
>
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
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