This e-mail posting is from the Radio Propagation Reflector that you're currently subscribed to. Refer to the end of this e-mail for directions on how to change your subscription options, or to unsubscribe. _______________________-start-_________________ In time for Christmas: Right now, I am offering an extra discount for this ham radio course with software. This is a seriously marked-down price. Details here: http://g.nw7us.us/1kLOrZP Get the space weather and radio propagation self-study course, today, at a great discount! As an Amateur Radio friend, you know that I'm the radio propagation & space weather columnist in "The Spectrum Monitor" (and for the last 14 years, in "CQ Magazine," too). I invite you, today, to check out the Space Weather + Ham Radio educational course at http://NW7US.us/swc -- Consider getting the course, and by doing so, helping yourself in knowledge and skill, and, helping me keep the web resources up and running. I'm talking about SunSpotWatch.com and other resources. Why get the educational self-study course? Because, this is not your average source of information on radio propagation and space weather. This self-study course offers in-depth knowledge that equips you to make your own forecasts, and to understand what is going on when you are making contacts on the shortwave bands. Do you wish to learn about space weather and how to know when aurora is possible? Do you want to learn about space weather, the Sun-Earth connection, solar flares, sunspots, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and more? Do you want to learn how to forecast space weather? Or, do you want to learn all about space weather and radio signal propagation via the ionosphere! Want to gain the competitive edge in radio DX contests? Want to forecast the radio propagation for the next weekend? Do you want to understand radio signal propagation? Want to understand how space weather affects radio propagation? Well, what are you waiting for? Browse here, now: http://nw7us.us/swc  Some amateur radio operators may say, "But, I like the magic of just getting on the air and trying my luck! If I learn all this stuff, then it becomes science, and not a hobby." It is true that there's a joy at being dazzled with the magic of radio; buy a super cool transceiver, and a factory-made antenna with coax already fitted with connectors, adding the necessary accessories to make it come alive, then begin exploring the shortwave frequencies. Magical, indeed! But, there are many in the hobby that wish to learn how all of that works. Some even begin learning how to build antennas, radio kits, and discover the joy of the "science" of radio. A few eventually take the step with gained "scientific" knowledge of electronics, and they design and build equipment for their hobby. The course is part of that mix: learning how the Sun affects getting a radio signal from point A to point B, and how to leverage their time and efforts, is a joy, indeed. A list of the topics covered in this home-study course include: + The Sun + Basics of the Sun + Sunspots + Types of Sunspots + Sunspot Magnetic Fields + Solar Radiation and Radio Emissions + Solar Cycles + Techniques for Modelling Solar Cycles + Sources of Information and Imagery + Interplanetary Space + The Solar Wind + Magnetic Fields + Heliospheric Current Sheet + Solar Sector Structures + The Earth + Magnetosphere + The quiet magnetosphere + The disturbed magnetosphere + Understanding Magnetic Indices + Magnetic Storms + Sudden Storm Commencements (SSCs) + Gradual Storm Commencements + Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) + Effects on Electrical Hydro Systems + Effects on Other Long Conductors + Ionosphere + Formation of Ionospheric Layers + Factors Affecting Ionospheric Layers + Solar Disturbances + Transient Solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) + Types and Structures of Coronal Mass Ejections + Understanding the Importance of CME Structures + Inferring CME Structures from Available Solar Data + Coronal Mass Ejection Detection Methods + Using IMPACT (software) to Aid in CME Disturbance Predictions + Solar Cycle Dependencies + Solar Flares + Basic Nature of Flares + Types of Flares + Flare Rating Systems + Significance of Proton Flares + Ground Level Events (GLEs) + Fast Transit Events + Interpreting Magnetograms + Determining Magnetic Shear and Flare Susceptibility + Solar Flare (and Proton Flare) Prediction Techniques + Solar Flare Related Coronal Mass Ejection Prediction Techniques + Sources of Solar Flare Information + Solar Coronal Holes + Coronal Hole Basics + Recurrence + Solar Cycle Correlations + Associations with Near-Relativistic Electrons + Coronal Hole Related Disturbance Prediction Techniques + Filament Eruptions + Filaments and Prominences + Eruptive and Non-Eruptive Activity + Filament-Associated Coronal Mass Ejections + Filament-Related Disturbance Prediction Techniques + Auroral Activity + Basic Theory of the Northern/Southern Lights + Behavioral Characteristics of the Auroral Ovals + Sensitivity to Solar Disturbances + Affects on Satellite Health and Radio Communications + Mathematical Models of the Auroral Zones + Auroral Activity Prediction Techniques + Information Sources + Conditions Affecting Satellite Health + Atmospheric Drag + Surface Charging Anomalies + Deep Dialectric Charging Anomalies + Interplanetary Shocks + Magnetopause Crossings + Postulated Sun/Earth Climate Connections + Possible Long-Term Climatic Trends + Rainfall + Temperatures + Atmospheric Pressure + Storm Tracks + Ozone Correlations + Possible Short-Term Meteorological Trends + Pressure and Winds + Lightning + Storm Systems + Ozone Responses + Radio Propagation + Basic Theory (Non-Technical) + Characteristics and Components of Radio Signals + Understanding Plasmas + Importance of Electron Collisions + Appleton/Hartree Contributions + Signal Polarization and Coupling + Ionospheric Absorption + Deviative Absorption + Non-Deviative Absorption + Fading + Multipathing + Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances + Solar Related Disturbances + Structure of the Ionosphere + Ionospheric Layers + Importance of Sporadic-E + Effects of Spread-F + Solar-Cycle Dependencies + Models of the Ionosphere + Simple Mathematical Models + Numerical Maps + and MUCH MUCH more The STD SW Course (created by Cary Oler, STD) presents you with some specific historic real-life scenarios. Using the information and techniques studied in this course, you are asked to develop your own space-weather and radio-propagation predictions. The actual real-life impacts are then studied and compared with your forecasts. The Course presents you with several hypothetical (possible future) examples and ask you to develop your own forecasts. (NOTE: The certificate which was originally offered, when the course was much more expensive, is no longer offered.) Visit http://nw7us.us/swc for the latest sale and for more information! Don't forget: check out my YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/NW7US -- -= Keep up with current space weather: http://sunspotwatch.com/ =- Tomas David Hood (Amateur Radio, NW7US) -- Home page: http://NW7US.us/ Contributing editor, propagation and space weather columns in "CQ Amateur Radio Magazine", and in "The Spectrum Monitor" ( http://www.thespectrummonitor.com/ ) Twitter: https://Twitter.com/NW7US (@NW7US) YouTube: https://YouTube.com/NW7US Tumblr: http://blog.nw7us.us Google+ http://nw7us.us/+ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nw7us Linux User #32405 - Since 1996 _______________________________________________ Propagation mailing list Propagation@contesting.com To change your subscription settings, or to unsubscribe, visit: http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/propagation |