Hi Bob, 
I haven't seen anything other than what I posted 
73 
Frank 
W3LPL 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Shohet, KQ2M" <kq2m@kq2m.com> 
To: "cq-contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>, donovanf@starpower.net 
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 7:02:42 PM 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NOAA/NASA international panel releases their latest 
Solar Cycle 25 forecast 
Hi Frank, 
Thank you for posting that. If I recall correctly, this is a DRAMATIC revision 
in forecast compared to what the NOAA had on their website in March 2019 (Solar 
Flux plunging to the upper 50’s and remaining there for several years) that you 
and I discussed and I challenged the accuracy of. 
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/predicted-sunspot-number-and-radio-flux 
Have you seen any explanation for their revision? I can’t find one. 
Tnx & 73 
Bob KQ2M 
From: donovanf@starpower.net 
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:24 PM 
To: cq-contest 
Subject: [CQ-Contest] NOAA/NASA international panel releases their latest Solar 
Cycle 25 forecast 
The forecast consensus: Cycle 25 will peak in July 2025 (+/- 8 months), 
with a smoothed sunspot number of 115. 
Cycle 25 is forecast to be average in intensity and similar to Cycle 24. 
The panel concurred that solar minimum will occur in April 2020 (+/- 6 months). 
If their solar minimum prediction is correct, this would make Cycle 24 
the 7 th longest on record (11.4 years). 
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/solar-cycle-25-forecast-update 
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