eHam.net News for Saturday 9 April 2016
 

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Framingham Amateur Radio Association to Host Flea Market, Exam Sessions:

Posted: 08 Apr 2016 05:27 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36537


FRAMINGHAM -- The Framingham Amateur Radio Association spring flea market
and amateur radio exam sessions will be held at 9 a.m. April 10 at Joseph
P. Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter St., Framingham.



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Solar Storm Scientists Prepare for Event that Could Destroy Technology:

Posted: 08 Apr 2016 05:27 PM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/36536


Estimates suggest that a catastrophic event could lead to problems costing
between $600 billion and $2.6 trillion to fix: Scientists are preparing for
a solar storm that could break communications for years and potentially put
life on Earth in danger. Many people are still unconcerned or even unaware
of the possibility of a geomagnetic storm coming from the sun that could
cause huge damage to life on Earth. But such a possibility is referred to
as a "low probability but high-impact event" that is being planned for by
agencies including the US Department of Homeland Security and Nasa, and
scientists have warned that humanity needs to do more to deal with it.
Space weather has previously caused some problems, lightly disrupting
technology and leading to visible changes. But none recently have been as
dramatic as the infamous Carrington Event of 1859, which caused one of the
worst known geomagnetic storms and would throw off much communications
technology if it happened today. If such an event were to hit the Earth, it
could stop communications satellites from working, break GPS systems and
stop planes from flying. It could also lead to even more lasting problems,
like wiping out data from computers' memory. Its effects could last for
months or even years, as authorities wold have to work to repair the
infrastructure that the modern world relies on. Estimates from Lloyd's of
London suggest that fixing all of the problems could cost between $600
billion and $2.6 trillion.