Author: Ken McCormick

SFI = 100 A index = 8 K index = 1 SSN = 37 FARSIDE SUNSPOT: There is a sunspot on the farside of the sun so big it is changing the way the sun vibrates. Helioseismic maps reveal its acoustic echo not Read more…

Tom, KA1IS, will be active as JW/KA1IS from the Longyearbyen club station (JW5E) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between August 10-16th.Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB.QSL via his home callsign.

SFI = 98 A index = 9 K index = 3 SSN = 25 CHANCE OF EARTH-DIRECTED FLARES: Growing sunspot AR3068 has developed a ‘beta-gamma’ magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares. Any explosions today will be geoeffective because the sunspot is almost Read more…

SFI = 95 A index = 8 K index = 2 SSN = 32 SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS: NOAA forecasters say there is a slight chance of minor G1-class geomagnetic storms today as Earth enters a high-speed stream of solar wind. The gaseous Read more…