NOAA updated its predictions for smoothed sunspot numbers and solar flux through the end of 2022. As of last month, their predictions ended in 2019. Their prediction shows a smoothed sunspot number o
Ugh. At least with these predictions, there is nowhere to go but up! _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
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Hi Randy, I'm very suspicious of this NOAA forecast. It forecasts that solar flux will to drop below 60 (58.9 in the associated table); however, t he lowest value ever recorded was 64.4 in the summer
The bands are also not as dead as everyone believes. Sure, conditions aren't great but anytime people believe those online propagation report pictures and then don't get on the air, there is one less
It would be helpful if they indicated why their prediction for the next 4 years is so dramatically different from that the end of previous sunspot cycles. This prediction would indicate an especially
Very interesting. That prediction, if accurate, would give a cycle duration of at least 14 years instead of the nominal 11 years. I can't find anything in the historical record that would indicate
That is kind of what I was thinking also. The last solar minimum was in 2007, which is 11 years ago, so we should be at the next minimum right now, and many days have occurred recently with 0 sunspot
You are right Sean. In the CQ DX CW contest I and a couple of other guys worked 130 countries in a part-time effort. Not that significant other than to say it was run from the midwest (KS), often ca
Author: "Richard F. DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2018 15:34:51 -0500
I agree, it seems strange. The first bit of cycle peak for cycle 24 was in the fall of 2011. This would place a minimum nearly 10 years after the prior max. 73 Rich NN3W Count me as a skeptic of th
Another perspective. I dont know the person, nor agree or disagree with his position on the solar cycle relationship to climate. But really interesting read to spur more reading. https://wattsupwitht
YES. VE0JS (check out her qrz.com page) is currently about 1,000 miles WNW of Cape Horn making her fourth attempt to sail around the world solo, non-stop. She was successful the third time, finishing
Interesting. But NOAA is not the only who make predictions. Two old players cycle predictions are Leif Svalgaard and David Hathaway. Here is what Hathaway says: *We predict that SC25 will be about sl