[RTTY] Bands

[Kok Chen]

on 25/08/01 10:02, Eddie Schneider at edlyn@california.com wrote:

> All is not lost, I just heard the W6 beacon on 15m so at least I shud be
> able to work Bill in SoCal, maybe??
> 
> Snooze time, ciao Eddie W6/G0AZT

Don't bet on it, Eddie.  The W6 beacon is just a few miles south of
you in the Stanford foothills, from what I remember.  Probably ground
wave, or maybe even line of sight :-).

Band absolutely dead in Portland, Oregon.  I can't even get any WWV.

Only place to get info now is www.spaceweather.com.

The X5 flare peaked at 1645 UTC.  According to the site's
explaination of flares:

"There are 3 categories: X-class flares are big; they are major events that
can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms.
M-class flares are medium-sized; they generally cause brief radio blackouts
that affect Earth's polar regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow
an M-class flare. Compared to X- and M-class events, C-class flares are
small with few noticeable consequences here on Earth."

We have a big one, guys.

73
Chen, AA6TY