A few years ago the experts were predicting that this might be one of the
largest sunspots peaks ever due to the solar conveyour. Now they are saying
we might not get any sunspots. I guess no one really know what is going on.
73s John AA5JG
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From: <Jimk8mr@aol.com>
To: <mike@n1ta.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] sunspots
> On the other hand, you would do well to enjoy whatever sunspots we have
> while we have them. (And be thankful if you were able to be in CQWW last
> fall).
>
> There is a body of research out there that says there may be no sunspots
> after 2015.
>
>
> http://www.probeinternational.org/livingston-penn-2008.pdf
>
>
> Googling on "Livingston and Penn" will get other links to this research.
>
>
> 73 - Jim K8MR
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/9/2012 11:58:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mike@n1ta.com writes:
> Well, we've regressed to the same point as we were a year ago with
> pretty much nothing indicating a rebound. It was good for a while, but
> certainly not long enough to be a peak. The peak in ~1970 was not very
> tall, but at least it lasted. My gut is that it will come back (but then
> again I've never been much of a gambler), and the smoothed SSN will be
> the most ridiculous -looking smoothed SSN of our lifetimes. Next peak we
> can say "you kids have no idea how bad we had it..."
>
> Mike N1TA
>
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