Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Folks - Lets close the thread. We're well past the single topic posting limit in one day. 73, Eric mod-erator /elecraft.com/ On 10/9/2018 3:10 PM, David Gilbert wrote: I have very little doubt that the next sunspot cycle will be pretty weak.  The long term trend has been pretty obvious in

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread David Gilbert
I have very little doubt that the next sunspot cycle will be pretty weak.  The long term trend has been pretty obvious in general. However, it seems erroneous that they would predict a delay in the start when the first (albeit weak) sunspot of Cycle 25 (opposite polarity) has just recently

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Drew AF2Z
I'd pay more attention to predictions based upon theoretical considerations. Those based upon historical data patterns, statistical interpretation, curve fitting, etc are about as useful as stock market or global climate predictions. Someone can always take a bunch of historical data and come

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread KENT TRIMBLE
One day while [Chicken Little] is walking an acorn falls from a tree, and hits the top of her little head. "My, oh, my, the sky is falling. I must run and tell the lion about it," - says Chicken Little and she begins to run. She runs and runs and runs and runs. 73, Kent  K9ZTV On

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Josh Fiden
If any of Jim Kennedy's (K6MIO/KH6) talks about solar predictions are available online, they are really fantastic. He's an authority on the subject. 73 Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On Oct 9, 2018, at 10:45 AM, John Stengrevics > wrote: > > These predictions are completely

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread John Stengrevics
That is precisely why I posted what I did. People take somebody’s forecast and accept it. Despite the progress made in understanding sunspot cycles, prediction is a very uncertain undertaking. Take any prediction with a huge block of salt. John WA1EAZ > On Oct 9, 2018, at 3:14 PM, Dave Cole

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Dave Cole (NK7Z)
Ted, Thanks for sharing that info... Bad as it seems... Hopefully it turns out to be not what happens... 73s and thanks, Dave (NK7Z/NNR0DC) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Technical Specialist ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL OOC for Oregon On 10/9/18 10:37 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: For those who do

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Fred Jensen
Ummm ... "completely uncertain" is not true as is "nobody really knows."  A great deal of information and data on solar dynamics has been collected and analyzed in recent years which shed a lot of light [no pun intended] on the various solar cycles and processes, and a great deal *is* known

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Wayne Burdick
Meanwhile, many people are working DX in all modes day and night...go figure :) My weapon of choice is a KX2, hand-held, running 10 watts to a 3-band, 4-foot-long whip. Despite the obvious compromises, I never fail to make some worldwide Qs on hiking trips -- though it is certainly easier when

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Dauer, Edward
As I noted, I have no opinion on the matter. An observation attributed to everyone from Niels Bohr to Yogi Berra: It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. Ted, KN1CBR On 10/9/18, 11:45 AM, "John Stengrevics" wrote: These predictions are completely uncertain.

Re: [Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread John Stengrevics
These predictions are completely uncertain. Recent info presented by Tamitha Skov (space weather scientist) suggests the next cycle will not be delayed and will begin early 2019. In a paper presented at Central States VHF, Jim Kennedy reviewed many studies & predictions and found that they

[Elecraft] OT -- Sunspot Cycle 25

2018-10-09 Thread Dauer, Edward
For those who do not take CQ magazine, there is an article this month very much worth reading. It summarizes recent findings about the forthcoming sunspot cycle and its effect on propagation. To quote from the reported studies, “ . . . the start of Cycle 25 could be delayed to 2021 or 2022