Phil K5PC said:
>It looks like the two recent articles about the lowering of the reflective
>layers may be very valid.
>
That is a myth in the making due to poorly written press releases. If
you dig into the details, you'll find that the satellite was only
measuring the equatorial ionosphere (the orbit inclination is 13
degrees) at altitudes from about 400 km to 870 km (the perigee and
apogee of the orbit). To extraoplate this data from the dynamic
equatorial ionosphere at high altitudes to the worldwide ionosphere is
not valid. Visit mysite/verizon.net/k9la/, click on the Timely Topics
link at the top, and then read "Is the Ionosphere Really Lower?" for
details.
Carl K9LA
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