Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-09 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Wow, Nick. If there's one graph that shows the present state of the sun, then it has to be this one. Now the big question is how long it will last! For the SWL, it's been way too long, and for us MW DXers, let it continue! .Walt On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote: > >

Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-09 Thread Russ Edmunds
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Sat, 1/9/10, Bill Whitacre wrote: > From: Bill Whitacre > Subject: Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index > To: "Mailin

Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-09 Thread Bill Whitacre
On Jan 9, 2010, at 1:24 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > At 10:43 1/8/2010, you wrote: > > >> Here's one that shows the last 60 days of several indices that may or may >> not shed any light on DX MW reception: >> >> >> >> and here's one that shows

Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-08 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 10:43 1/8/2010, you wrote: >Here's one that shows the last 60 days of several indices that may or may not >shed any light on DX MW reception: > > > >and here's one that shows mostly the same indices as reported every 3 hours >for the past 7 day

Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-08 Thread Bill Whitacre
On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Interesting view of the continuing decline in the A-index: > > http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/weekly/Ap.gif > > Lowest it's been in a very long time, apparently, in spite of increasing > sunspots. I saw one graph going back 165 years, but

Re: [IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-07 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks Nick for posting this. Maybe the low numbers will stay around for a while. Hope so. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed

[IRCA] the average Ap index

2010-01-07 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Interesting view of the continuing decline in the A-index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/weekly/Ap.gif Lowest it's been in a very long time, apparently, in spite of increasing sunspots. I saw one graph going back 165 years, but can't quickly find the source. best wishes, Nick