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Noise on the bands
Over the last few days stations have slowly faded away with lots of
flutter and increasing static like noise almost like if someone were running a motor non-stop. I am aware of the solar storm going on but is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? Gil |
I am aware of the solar storm going on but
is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? yes |
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"gil" wrote
Over the last few days stations have slowly faded away with lots of flutter and increasing static like noise almost like if someone were running a motor non-stop. I am aware of the solar storm going on but is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? :Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2004 Nov 10 0603 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 November follow. Solar flux 127 and mid-latitude A-index 91. The mid-latitude K-index at 0600 UTC on 10 November was 7 (296 nT). Space weather for the past 24 hours has been severe. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G4 level occurred. Solar radiation storms reaching the S2 level occurred. Radio blackouts reaching the R3 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be moderate. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are expected. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level are expected. Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are expected. http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/latest.html Other forecasts comment "M-Class flares likely, X-class possible". Yeh, like the last two X'rs tonight that just shut down most SSB comms on the lower frequencies! Jack |
"Jack Painter" wrote in message news:PUikd.39$IC3.17@lakeread02...
"gil" wrote Over the last few days stations have slowly faded away with lots of flutter and increasing static like noise almost like if someone were running a motor non-stop. I am aware of the solar storm going on but is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? :Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2004 Nov 10 0603 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 09 November follow. Solar flux 127 and mid-latitude A-index 91. The mid-latitude K-index at 0600 UTC on 10 November was 7 (296 nT). Space weather for the past 24 hours has been severe. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G4 level occurred. Solar radiation storms reaching the S2 level occurred. Radio blackouts reaching the R3 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be moderate. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are expected. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level are expected. Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are expected. http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/latest.html Other forecasts comment "M-Class flares likely, X-class possible". Yeh, like the last two X'rs tonight that just shut down most SSB comms on the lower frequencies! Jack I cannot speak for everyone, and YMMV - but here in California, reception from 6 MHz down has been stellar the last few nights, with tiny Latin American stations and several Africans all the way down to 90m coming through like crazy. Lots of noise, no doubt, but the signals have been wonderful and ham reception on 3.5-4 MHz has been gangbusters (mostly). Above 6 MHz, a different story. Utterly dead, except for Radio Havana Cuba. Bruce Jensen Bruce Jensen |
"Dyuob Poltice" wrote in message ... On 9 Nov 2004 19:52:31 -0800, (Steve) wrote: (gil) wrote in message . com... Over the last few days stations have slowly faded away with lots of flutter and increasing static like noise almost like if someone were running a motor non-stop. I am aware of the solar storm going on but is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? Gil Unfortunately the answer is "Yes". I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had it up to here with the ionosphere! Steve Me too. And on Saturday conditions were so good. Just the calm before the storm, I guess. Any estimates when it will subside? Hope to do some DXing from deer camp in Wisc. this weekend. |
MnMikew wrote: "Dyuob Poltice" wrote in message ... On 9 Nov 2004 19:52:31 -0800, (Steve) wrote: (gil) wrote in message . com... Over the last few days stations have slowly faded away with lots of flutter and increasing static like noise almost like if someone were running a motor non-stop. I am aware of the solar storm going on but is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? Gil Unfortunately the answer is "Yes". I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had it up to here with the ionosphere! Steve Me too. And on Saturday conditions were so good. Just the calm before the storm, I guess. Any estimates when it will subside? Hope to do some DXing from deer camp in Wisc. this weekend. Possibly on Thursday. dxAce Michigan USA |
"dxAce" wrote in message ... MnMikew wrote: "Dyuob Poltice" wrote in message ... On 9 Nov 2004 19:52:31 -0800, (Steve) wrote: (gil) wrote in message . com... Over the last few days stations have slowly faded away with lots of flutter and increasing static like noise almost like if someone were running a motor non-stop. I am aware of the solar storm going on but is the static like noise normal with this kind of conditions? Gil Unfortunately the answer is "Yes". I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had it up to here with the ionosphere! Steve Me too. And on Saturday conditions were so good. Just the calm before the storm, I guess. Any estimates when it will subside? Hope to do some DXing from deer camp in Wisc. this weekend. Possibly on Thursday. Thanks Steve. Looks like I'll be able to treat the hunting buddys to a little Alex Jones on Friday night. :-) |
Question for you all,
Im up here in Alaska and only have a yb400pe (w/ sony active antenna) and for the last few days I havent been getting anything. Although last night I was picking up Radio Australia on 13630 and for a little bit on 15240, and an asian station on 9595. Now during the day I have nothing. I know as the K & A indexs go up radio performance goes down. Is this total blackout normal, and is it because of only having a portable radio, and/or my location to the pole? Thanks, Alaska_Scanner |
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