I was listening to radio Australia today on 21740 until 00:00 UTC
when they switched to 17795 and 17715. The 16 meter signals are very
weak and noisy today. They usually come in quite well on both
frequencies with 17715 a little stronger most days.

21740 was very strong today.

I see we have a solar flare in progress.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html

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Telamon
Ventura, California

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Telamon wrote:

I was listening to radio Australia today on 21740 until 00:00 UTC
when they switched to 17795 and 17715. The 16 meter signals are very
weak and noisy today. They usually come in quite well on both
frequencies with 17715 a little stronger most days.

21740 was very strong today.

I see we have a solar flare in progress.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html

The flare was a big one attenuating signals up to 23 MHz. It's 01:12 UTC
and I'm still listening to static on both 16 meter frequencies.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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Telamon wrote:

I was listening to radio Australia today on 21740 until 00:00 UTC
when they switched to 17795 and 17715. The 16 meter signals are very
weak and noisy today. They usually come in quite well on both
frequencies with 17715 a little stronger most days.

21740 was very strong today.

I see we have a solar flare in progress.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html

The flare was a big one attenuating signals up to 23 MHz. It's 01:12 UTC
and I'm still listening to static on both 16 meter frequencies.

Well it's 02:11 and Australia switched to 15515 MHz and I have no sign
of them on it. For me 15515 is usually best this time of day.

New Zealand noisy on 17675 S2 to S4 peak where they are usually S9 and
that flare is still going!

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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Telamon wrote:

I was listening to radio Australia today on 21740 until 00:00 UTC
when they switched to 17795 and 17715. The 16 meter signals are very
weak and noisy today. They usually come in quite well on both
frequencies with 17715 a little stronger most days.

21740 was very strong today.

I see we have a solar flare in progress.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html

The flare was a big one attenuating signals up to 23 MHz. It's 01:12 UTC
and I'm still listening to static on both 16 meter frequencies.

Well it's 02:11 and Australia switched to 15515 MHz and I have no sign
of them on it. For me 15515 is usually best this time of day.

New Zealand noisy on 17675 S2 to S4 peak where they are usually S9 and
that flare is still going!

The flare is finally fading and New Zealand is coming up in strength S4
to S6 and sounding good. Still not as strong as usual thought. Australia
weak S3 to S5 and noisy on 15515 and only just audible on 15240.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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I was listening to radio Australia today on 21740 until 00:00 UTC
when they switched to 17795 and 17715. The 16 meter signals are very
weak and noisy today. They usually come in quite well on both
frequencies with 17715 a little stronger most days.

21740 was very strong today.

I see we have a solar flare in progress.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html

The flare was a big one attenuating signals up to 23 MHz. It's 01:12 UTC
and I'm still listening to static on both 16 meter frequencies.

Well it's 02:11 and Australia switched to 15515 MHz and I have no sign
of them on it. For me 15515 is usually best this time of day.

New Zealand noisy on 17675 S2 to S4 peak where they are usually S9 and
that flare is still going!

The flare is finally fading and New Zealand is coming up in strength S4
to S6 and sounding good. Still not as strong as usual thought. Australia
weak S3 to S5 and noisy on 15515 and only just audible on 15240.

Australia is starting to hit S7 on 15515 and sounding pretty good as the
very long flare continues to fade.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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I was listening to radio Australia today on 21740 until 00:00 UTC
when they switched to 17795 and 17715. The 16 meter signals are very
weak and noisy today. They usually come in quite well on both
frequencies with 17715 a little stronger most days.

21740 was very strong today.

I see we have a solar flare in progress.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/dregion.html

The flare was a big one attenuating signals up to 23 MHz. It's 01:12
UTC
and I'm still listening to static on both 16 meter frequencies.

Well it's 02:11 and Australia switched to 15515 MHz and I have no sign
of them on it. For me 15515 is usually best this time of day.

New Zealand noisy on 17675 S2 to S4 peak where they are usually S9 and
that flare is still going!

The flare is finally fading and New Zealand is coming up in strength S4
to S6 and sounding good. Still not as strong as usual thought. Australia
weak S3 to S5 and noisy on 15515 and only just audible on 15240.

Australia is starting to hit S7 on 15515 and sounding pretty good as the
very long flare continues to fade.

That big flare is almost gone and I have New Zealand on 11820 plus S9 on
the peaks and Australia on 15515 plus S9. They both sound like locals
which is the usual reception at this time for me.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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I think he's ignoring you...




mike

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I think he's ignoring you...

Don't find the anatomy of a solar flare interesting? Oh well.

I like the fact that the Internet can be used to monitor the Sun in real
time and hear the effect on long distance radio communications on my
radios.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

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I think he's ignoring you...


Don't find the anatomy of a solar flare interesting? Oh well.

Sure I do. Any event on a local sun that has such great effects on this
planet is downright amazing. I was merely surprised at the number of
people named Telamon on this group. That and how they post one right
after the other. *You* seem to be the only sociable one in that group.
The rest of the Telamons are, by the looks of it, snooty buggers.


I like the fact that the Internet can be used to monitor the Sun in real
time and hear the effect on long distance radio communications on my
radios.

Between this and radio...well..it's the best of all possible worlds. The
combination gives everyone a chance to compare reception patterns over
huge distances in a few minutes. This would have been fantasy in the
fifties.

Speaking of things fantastic, there was a clear out sale of laser
pointers at a store here. Three 1.5 volt watch type batteries included
along with two different pattern lenses.

A dollar forty nine Can$. Lasers in the hands of common folk were
science fiction back then too.


mike