RE: [amsat-bb] any solar storm updates

[Tony Langdon <tlangdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Tony,
>    Yeah, I know the feeling. The past several aurora probably 
> rocked over
> asia but by the time they got here, there was nothing left. 
> On the plus

Europe seems to have had a better run.  Most of this years auroras have been
during our daylight hours. :-(

> side, "almost aurora" usually tends to mean good E skip the 
> next day. Some

Hmm, maybe a bit of VK4 or ZL on 6m then. :-)  Haven't had good sporadic E
for months myself.

> will debate the correlation but if there is none between the two, the
> coincidence is uncanny. After the big aurora in april I 
> worked VP6. Today's
> wasn't as spectacular but W6's were loud so I'd wager I was 
> putting a good
> signal into some water grid in the pacific ocean someplace.  :-)

Hehehe. :)

> 
>    I heard W7's were working (or maybe just hearing) VK's today on 6m.
> Nothing out here however. One of these days/months/years/lifetimes.

I haven't seen anything on our local VHF DX list yet.  No doubt if W7s have
been working VK, I'll hear about it! :-)
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