Topband: Fw: Not so Boring report

Bruce k1fz at myfairpoint.net
Sun Dec 9 11:52:25 EST 2012


Could hear a SM station calling CQ. A good signal, but he was coming in from 
the NW to mid coast Maine. Very unusual.... Thanks for the sola wind update.
73
Bruce


> On 12/9/2012 6:14 AM, Arthur Delibert wrote:
>>   Interesting to see this report.  A few years ago, OH2BO wrote on this 
>> reflector that for DX signals traveling through the polar regions, he 
>> watches the solar wind, and expects very good conditions when the solar 
>> wind speed is below 300 km/sec and the solar wind pressure is less than 
>> 0.5 nPa -- which is exactly what happened in the latter part of last 
>> week.  Solar wind data is available here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/
>> Regards,Art DelibertKB3FJO    > From: tree at kkn.net
> This is really interesting, as last evening was the first time this year 
> that I have heard Europe on 160 at my SS.  G6PZ was really loud.
>
> 73,
> Mike, W5UC



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