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Sun finally playing nice: SFI =121
« on: December 17, 2021, 07:25:58 PM »
Great report tonight.

Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2021 Dec 18 0000 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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#          Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 17 December follow.
Solar flux 121 and estimated planetary A-index 3.
The estimated planetary K-index at 0000 UTC on 18 December was 0.

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.

No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.



The only dumb question is the one that did not get asked!!

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Re: Sun finally playing nice: SFI =121
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2021, 09:04:34 PM »
I. Must. Get. My. HF. Antenna. Up.

Especially now that things are improving.
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Re: Sun finally playing nice: SFI =121
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2021, 08:24:21 PM »
They are getting better as we speak

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2021 Dec 22 0000 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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#          Geophysical Alert Message
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 21 December follow.
Solar flux 137 and estimated planetary A-index 10.
The estimated planetary K-index at 0000 UTC on 22 December was 1.

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.

No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
The only dumb question is the one that did not get asked!!

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Re: Sun finally playing nice: SFI =121
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2021, 07:58:25 AM »
Indeed they are.  Might have to do some QRP field portable over the Christmas weekend.  THEN get that @#!$%! HF antenna up at home.
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