Monday, September 1, 2008

HISTORY MAKING SUN, NO SPOTS FOR A MONTH



Click Here
http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm

So what does all this mean to the average ham? It means you got some
more time to talk the XYL into where to put that new tower and beam.
It also means you can get some serious DX on the low bands, such as
160, 80, 40 meters.

Speaking of 40 meters, this year is when the majority of out of our
zone stations, (such as Europe) can move up the band from 7100. This
means you can work direct to DX on 40SSB for the first time in over
half a century. This combined with the increase in DX potential of
40 will in my opinion make it the premier DX band for the next few
decades. At least for you Phone operators. Enjoy.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I take the lack of sun spots and poor band conditions as a stroke of good fortune.

According to VE7KFM, when band conditions improve the whole world will hear what is transpiring on 14275.

Under Kommander Karol's leadership, Al Qaeda will unleash a reign of terror on all ham radio operators who disrespect KFM's right to use his own personal radio frequency.

In return for their assistance, Karol will make the "substantial" monetary donation of one Canadian dollar to Al Qaeda's mosque of choice. Karol the Looney to donate a "Loonie"! Or, he might just keep that dollar to buy another beer from the local 7-11!