[CQ-Contest] Listen to what happens when a X4.0 Solar Flare hitsyour contest operation - P40E CQWW CW 2000

[Zack Widup]

I remember this happening in Phone SS a few years ago on Sunday morning. I
was working people when suddenly I didn't hear a single signal on the band.
I checked all bands and - nothing. It lasted about a half hour, thne the
bands came to life again.

HNY, Zack W9SZ

2009/12/31 Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>

> I recall this contest and the flare as well.  I was operating SOAB from my
> home station.  The bands seemed to go dead and then slowly recover.  This
> is
> difficult to process when you have already been awake for 40 something
> hours. With the bands broken, I began to tune around and see what I could
> find. I "discovered" that 10 meters seemed to be where I could find QSOs.
>