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Airplane1
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 12:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There is a big magnetic storm happening today and it is supposed to affect the radio and tv, the northern lights are going to be seen more south than usual.

This might mean great DX today, tonight and the next few days?

AP
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Saddletramp025
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 12:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They Just updated the story on space.com. Might be a good night ot get on the air!
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Wildrat
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 1:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The following excerpt came from SpaceWeather dot com. I purchased DX Atlas bundle software package. It has IonoProbe S/W with it and I get the solar Forecast as they come out. This is a new Sunspot and it has been acting up for a couple of weeks now. As far as radio goes the only thing I notice is the lack of skip, I hope this changes.

X-FLARE: Sunspot 930 erupted again this morning, producing a strong X3-class solar flare. The blast triggered an ongoing radiation storm and probably hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. Auroras are possible when the CME arrives on Dec. 14th or 15th.

Note: The radiation storm mentioned above is of moderate intensity and, unless it strengthens greatly, poses no threat to astronauts orbiting Earth onboard the International Space Station or the space shuttle. The astronauts are protected by the walls of their spacecraft as well as by Earth's magnetic field.

GEMINID METEORS: The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Start watching around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 13th. The display will start small but grow in intensity as the night wears on. By Thursday morning, Dec. 14th, people in dark, rural areas could see one or two Geminids every minute.

WR
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Starface
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 3:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

well it's working for me as the DX has been pouring in I'll post my DX contacts in that area
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Chad
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Post Number: 1248
Registered: 11-2004


Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 2:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Woah... You ain't kidding!

http://www.n3kl.org/sun/noaa.html

Chad
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Airplane1
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well the DX just stoped rolling here in PA a little while ago, it was slamin here from the time I got home from work at 3:00PM.

Hope you all got to do a little DXing today. I had soooo much that I could not get out to anyone, it was great though to hear it all pile up.

AP
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Chad
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 9:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tonight I got to see something I have not seen since I was a child.....

The Aurora Borealis!!!!!

It was AWESOME!!!!!

And to boot, I got to see a meteor shower too during the whole thing...

Thank you mother nature!

Chad
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Starface
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Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i've never seen one but would like to..
those has got to be a pretty sight chad

Starface
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Chad
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Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 9:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Makes the hair on your arms stand up..... every time :-)

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