[TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?

[A R]

Does anyone remember Project West Ford (or Project Needles) back in 1961-1963? Something like 1/2 billion copper needles placed in medium earth orbit to enhance military communications capability. Oops...

 

Allen--W7GIF 


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From: Joe Papworth via TenTec<mailto:tentec at contesting.com> 

To: wb5jnc at centurytel.net<mailto:wb5jnc at centurytel.net> ; tentec at contesting.com<mailto:tentec at contesting.com> 

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Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 8:41 PM

Subject: Re: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?



Hi Al,
Hmmm... They said it's "Early in the project."
I bet Cycle 25 beats them to the punch.
Joe, K8MP

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-----Original Message-----
From: Al Gulseth <wb5jnc at centurytel.net>
To: tentec <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 10:08 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Slightly OT: Sunspots for propagation? Who needs 'em?


That is, if the USAF has its way:

<snip> Three teams are competing in a US Air Force project to improve radio 
communication by directly seeding the ionosphere with plasma <snip>

New Scientist: US Air Force wants to plasma bomb the sky using tiny satellites
<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130871-000-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130871-000-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/</a>

If this happens I'm waiting for some contesting group to petition the FCC to 
coordinate assistance from the USAF for their contest HI HI!!

73, Al
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