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Airplane1
Advanced Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 939
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 12:07 pm: | 
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There is a big magnetic storm happening today and it is supposed to affect the radio and tv, the northern lights are going to be seen more south than usual.
This might mean great DX today, tonight and the next few days?
AP |
Saddletramp025
Intermediate Member
Username: Saddletramp025
Post Number: 162
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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They Just updated the story on space.com. Might be a good night ot get on the air! |
Wildrat
Senior Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 1189
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 1:09 pm: |
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The following excerpt came from SpaceWeather dot com. I purchased DX Atlas bundle software package. It has IonoProbe S/W with it and I get the solar Forecast as they come out. This is a new Sunspot and it has been acting up for a couple of weeks now. As far as radio goes the only thing I notice is the lack of skip, I hope this changes.
X-FLARE: Sunspot 930 erupted again this morning, producing a strong X3-class solar flare. The blast triggered an ongoing radiation storm and probably hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. Auroras are possible when the CME arrives on Dec. 14th or 15th.
Note: The radiation storm mentioned above is of moderate intensity and, unless it strengthens greatly, poses no threat to astronauts orbiting Earth onboard the International Space Station or the space shuttle. The astronauts are protected by the walls of their spacecraft as well as by Earth's magnetic field.
GEMINID METEORS: The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Start watching around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 13th. The display will start small but grow in intensity as the night wears on. By Thursday morning, Dec. 14th, people in dark, rural areas could see one or two Geminids every minute.
WR |
Starface
Advanced Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 976
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 3:25 pm: |
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well it's working for me as the DX has been pouring in I'll post my DX contacts in that area |
Chad
Senior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 1248
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 2:02 pm: |
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Woah... You ain't kidding!
http://www.n3kl.org/sun/noaa.html
Chad |
Airplane1
Advanced Member
Username: Airplane1
Post Number: 940
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:57 pm: |
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Well the DX just stoped rolling here in PA a little while ago, it was slamin here from the time I got home from work at 3:00PM.
Hope you all got to do a little DXing today. I had soooo much that I could not get out to anyone, it was great though to hear it all pile up.
AP |
Chad
Senior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 1249
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:52 pm: |
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Tonight I got to see something I have not seen since I was a child.....
The Aurora Borealis!!!!!
It was AWESOME!!!!!
And to boot, I got to see a meteor shower too during the whole thing...
Thank you mother nature!
Chad |
Starface
Advanced Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 982
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:03 pm: |
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i've never seen one but would like to..
those has got to be a pretty sight chad
Starface
KI4NBE
CEF476
CVC14
Ham181 |
Chad
Senior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 1250
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 9:28 am: |
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Makes the hair on your arms stand up..... every time  |
