I can understand the desire to know exactly what one will hear on which frequencies for many, but I personally enjoy turning on the rig to be surprised by and enjoy whoever is on the air.
No, I do not use clusters or any other internet support. I barely even look at the MUF charts. (Are they still in QST? Haven't seen them in a while.) For me, it's part of the "magic" of Ham radio that I've enjoyed since the 1950's. 73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- David Perlman writes in the San Francisco Chronicle: New satellite to study how Earth storms impact space. A group of University of California astronomers with the help of NASA grant are launching a satellite in 2017 to study the details of how large thunder storms, particularly in the tropics can drive thermal waves upward and cause major temperature changes in the ionosphere. My own take on this story is that this study may provide a new window on how ionospheric propagation can be changed by tropospheric storms and affect radio communication. YMMV. The full article may be available at SFGate.com, but I'm not online now to chase it down. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
