And what does all this have to do with amateur antennas?

It means that this will screw up propagation forcasting
which many of us depend on for dxing.

Like I said, what does it have to do with antennas?

Perhaps the group should be renamed to "Antennas and Propagation",
just like the IEEE professional interest one? HF ionospheric
propagation has been a consistent topic of discussion in this
group over the years, particularly in regards to propagation-
prediction computer programs such as VOACAP. The demise of
of an organization that provides the input parameters (solar
flux, sunspot numbers) for these programs affects their
utility.

Jim, K7JEB