For the 3rd day in a row, active sunspot AR3078 is producing strong M-class solar flares. The latest, an M2-category explosion on Aug. 17th (1345 UT), hurled a plume of cool dark plasma into space: A CME will almost certainly emerge from Read more…
Author: Ken McCormick
Israel Amateur Radio Club to activate 5 lighthouses….
Members of the Israel Amateur Radio Club will activate 5 lighthouses and participate in the upcoming InternationalLighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW), August 20-21st. Look for the following lighthouses:Lighthouse Callsign ILLW#———- ——– —–Jaffa 4X01LH IL001Stella Maris 4X02LH IL002Ashdod 4X03LH IL003Acre 4X04LH IL004Tel Aviv Read more…
Propagation And Space Weather….
SFI = 129 A index = 5 K index = 3 SSN = 92 THE IMPACTS HAVE BEGUN: A minor CME hit Earth’s magnetic field on Aug. 17th (0303 UT). It could be the first of several CME strikes in the days ahead. Read more…
IARU Newsletter – Over The Horizon Radars….
IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter says in July, like every month for many years, Over The Horizon Radars were the most numerous transmissions causing interference to our HF amateur radio bands The newsletter says: The front runner was Read more…