15 is open to Europe, worked LZ2PL @ 1736Z!
C'Ya
----- Original Message -----
From: Kok Chen <chen@mac.com>
To: Eddie Schneider <edlyn@california.com>; <RTTY@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Bands
> on 25/08/01 10:02, Eddie Schneider at edlyn@california.com wrote:
>
> > All is not lost, I just heard the W6 beacon on 15m so at least I shud be
> > able to work Bill in SoCal, maybe??
> >
> > Snooze time, ciao Eddie W6/G0AZT
>
> Don't bet on it, Eddie. The W6 beacon is just a few miles south of
> you in the Stanford foothills, from what I remember. Probably ground
> wave, or maybe even line of sight :-).
>
> Band absolutely dead in Portland, Oregon. I can't even get any WWV.
>
> Only place to get info now is www.spaceweather.com.
>
> The X5 flare peaked at 1645 UTC. According to the site's
> explaination of flares:
>
> "There are 3 categories: X-class flares are big; they are major events
that
> can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms.
> M-class flares are medium-sized; they generally cause brief radio
blackouts
> that affect Earth's polar regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow
> an M-class flare. Compared to X- and M-class events, C-class flares are
> small with few noticeable consequences here on Earth."
>
> We have a big one, guys.
>
> 73
> Chen, AA6TY
>
>
>
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