Hello BVARC members and friends,
I wanted to jump in here with another push for folks to sign up and support
the banquet. It's a very important event throughout the history of the
club, and it's looking like we may have to change our plans this year if we
don't have enough banquet reservations. I
Get well soon. Shingles is a tough to deal with.
Mike HardwickN5VCX
On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 05:46:31 PM CST, David Bingham via BVARC
wrote:
With me, the problem is DISTANCE and not being able to DRIVE, otherwise I'd
love to attend if not for recovering from "SHINGLES", this
With me, the problem is DISTANCE and not being able to DRIVE, otherwise
I'd love to attend if not for recovering from "SHINGLES", this after
having taken the SHINGLIX Vaccine over a year ago & having had Chicken
Pox in "1946" . ( The Pharmacist said the vaccine had a 97% Efficacy
rate,
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Space weather is a complicated subject. Solar flares emit both photons and protons. The photons are part of the electromagnetic radiation which reaches earth at the speed of light. The protons ejected with or by the flare are mass at very high speeds and can reach earth in as little as 30 minutes.
Hey Mike,
Good afternoon. You are correct. CMEs are composed of massive particles, e.g.
protons, electrons, etc. Solar flares are photons. Since photons travel at c
they get here in ˜8.2 minutes, regardless of frequency. Matter particles
travel sub-light and so, depending on their mass,
Mike, you're right. It's protons or hydrogen ions in the large mass
ejections.
There are some photons both ionizing (x-rays and gamma rays) and visible,
but mostly hydrogen ions.
Gary K5AMH
On 1/5/2024 11:15 AM, Mike Knerr via BVARC wrote:
I understood that a coronal mass ejection released
A strong solar storm can cause a complete blackout of HF communication
including the higher frequency bands. I was in a QSO a year or so ago and it
just dropped as a solar storm hit. The noise floor dropped to zero as not even
noise could propagate through the highly energized atmosphere.
Ithought I would send out an update on the food ticket purchase for the
BVARCAnnual Awards Banquet - it has been disappointing to say the least. Less
than10% of the members have purchased meals.
If youare not aware on what the BVARC Annual Awards Banquet is, it is an event
for clubmembers to
