Re: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-18 Thread Steve Harvey
snip Wow, a contrarian view of the solar cycle from a NASA physicist, standing firm against the growing buzz in lay and academic circles. Or is it. Since the recent clarification of Administrator Michael D. Griffin's heretical view on global warming the number of NASA people who are willing

[Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-17 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
This applies to all HF rigs ;-) While you're sitting around waiting for the next big solar cycle, you might enjoy checking out this story from NASA about old Sol. This was passed onto me by my buddy Mychael, AA3WF (the toroidguy):

Re: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-17 Thread Kevin Rock
: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken? This applies to all HF rigs ;-) While you're sitting around waiting for the next big solar cycle, you might enjoy checking out this story from NASA about old Sol. This was passed onto me by my buddy Mychael, AA3WF (the toroidguy): http

Re: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-17 Thread drewko1
Wow, a contrarian view of the solar cycle from a NASA physicist, standing firm against the growing buzz in lay and academic circles. Or is it. Since the recent clarification of Administrator Michael D. Griffin's heretical view on global warming the number of NASA people who are willing to

RE: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-17 Thread Dan Barker
Great article, Ron. Nice to see were we fit in the recent cycle. It was interesting that the graph of sunspot numbers doesn't show even a hint of the biggest solar storm of the past millennia (Aug 26-Sep 4, 1859). There weren't a LOT of sunspots, but there were some really BIG ones. Naked Eye

RE: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-17 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
...there is a cure for poor band conditions: a new K3. Even if there are no signals I can switch the NR on and off. Amazing. I wish every rig had NR like the K3. I bet that would put a few more people on the bands. 73, Drew AF2Z --- I find the low frequency bands (160,

Re: [Elecraft] (K1, KX1, K2, K3): Is the Sun Broken?

2008-07-17 Thread David Wilburn
I was surprised to work DX on 10m over the weekend. Several countries in Europe on 10m, as well as Morocco. Portugal on 6m, my first 6m contact. David Wilburn K4DGW Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: ...there is a cure for poor band conditions: a new K3. Even if there are no signals I can switch