On Apr 2, 8:16*am, Cecil Moore wrote:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...larminimum.htm
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73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, *http://www.w5dxp.com


I've been surprised at some of the openings on 15M to Europe and
Pacific the past few years, in the quietest part of a quiet cycle. And
the regularity of night-time 20M openings to Northern Europe/Russia
and even occasionally New Zealand/Australia too.

I mean, it's nothing at all compared to say 1979 when I was a new ham
10M was open around the world at almost every hour of the day. But it
still happens.

Certainly I've been enjoying 40M/80M/160M the past few years.

One thing that I don't see charted so clearly... is that in
2003/2004/2005/2006 I remember several solar storms that pretty much
wiped out all the HF bands (high and low, well 80M and 160M were not
so badly affected) for a few days at a time. I don't remember this
happening at all in 2008/2009.

Tim N3QE