Topband: JT1 Polar Path

[Robert Brown]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, KN4LF, Thomas Giella wrote:

> That's true, it would take an extended period of little in the way of
> magnetic disturbances to QSO on the true short path over the pole on 160.
> The SE-S signal skewing is the result of the transmitted signal taking the
> propagation path of least resistance/absorption on a longer lower latitude
> path, away from proton absorption and the higher gyro frequency absorption.
> 
Friends in Radio Land,

In reply, let me ask "what proton absorption?"  A check of today's NOAA 
satellite at synchronous altitude shows background levels of proton
fluxes and electrons too.  There's no POLAR CAP ABSORPTION event in
progress; all's quiet in the polar cap and it should be a nice day for
DXing.

73,

Bob, NM7M