Re: [DX-NEWS] Maunder Minimum

2007-07-05 Thread Shelby Summerville
Chris, ACØM wrote: "he sometimes forgot to count all of his strokes" Hand all these years, I thought that one was to count only every other stroke, not all of them? I suppose that explains why I could always shoot in the 80's? :>) C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW -

Re: [DX-NEWS] Maunder Minimum

2007-07-05 Thread C.M. Christensen
Very interesting Art. I played golf years ago with a fellow named Maunder and he sometimes forgot to count all of his strokes. I wonder if they were related!! 73, Chris, ACØM Art RX9TX wrote: Hello , If you think it is bad now imagine being an HF operator during the Maunder Minimum. Fr

Re: [DX-NEWS] Maunder Minimum

2007-07-05 Thread lmecseri -KE1F
May be the sun has North and South poles, just like here on earth. Sometimes the North and South poles switch location and this transition result in this Maunder Minimum. If you think I am full of . you are right, because I don't know what I am talking about..It is early in the morning

RE: [DX-NEWS] Maunder Minimum

2007-07-05 Thread Charles Harpole
Boy, I remember 1671 when 160 was quiet as a mouse and I had paths from Spain to the New World almost nightly. American native savage, Mr. Sparks In The Sky, often gave me 573. BTW, I did tell Chris to turn right to hit the big land, but did he listen! Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: [DX-NEWS] Maunder Minimum

2007-07-04 Thread Peter Dougherty
At 01:26 AM 7/5/2007, Art RX9TX wrote: Hello , > If you think it is bad now imagine being an HF operator during the > Maunder Minimum. True, but 160 and 80 would have been amazing ! Cheers, Peter, W2IRT -- Archives http://www.m

[DX-NEWS] Maunder Minimum

2007-07-04 Thread Art RX9TX
Hello , > If you think it is bad now imagine being an HF operator during the > Maunder Minimum. > >>From Wikipedia... > > The Maunder Minimum is the name given to the period roughly from > 1645 to 1715, when sunspots became exceedingly rare, as noted by > solar observers of the time. It is name