If we get "radio aurora" then SSB will "sound funny" on 6 meters, and become
completely unintelligible on 2 meters. Similarly, CW signals will sound
noticeably "wobbly" and "rough" and as the ionization gets stronger and things
get going on 222 and above, as has happened before in a June contest... then CW
on those bands takes the form of wideband noise. Should be really easy to
break the North American DX record for Au on 903, as it is less than a hundred
miles:) Hopefully everyone with 903 gear and big QRO will be QRV
so we can set the bar there a bit higher:) Bear in mind the refraction occurs
where the solar wind is being sucked into the magnetic North pole, so one needs
to aim directive arrays "where you hear the signals the loudest" as opposed to
anything resembling a "great circle" path!
Fingers crossed for negative Bz!
Eric
KB7DQH
--- dave@egh.com wrote:
From: DAVE CLEMONS <dave@egh.com>
To: VHFCONTESTING@CONTESTING.COM
Cc: DAVE@EGH.COM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Solar Flare June 7, possible magnetic storm June 9
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:02:26 -0400
I am still relatively new to 6 and 2 meters, so I have no
experience with the behavior of these bands during geomagnetic
storms. Can someone enlighten me on how this event may affect
this weekend's contest propagation?
Thanks,
Dave K1VUT
see:
http://www.space.com/11893-huge-sun-eruption-spectacular-solar-flare.html
Dave Clemons
dave@egh.com
EGH
55 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel (781)861-0670
Fax (781)860-9321
www.egh.com
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