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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
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Wow! A solar tsunami...

Can you imagine the power???
I gotta get outta work NOW... I need a big funnel to get this into my car'* intake...

What a rush of power that would be....
Are you going to swap it out with your Mr. Fusion generator? I bet a solar flare has more power than 1.1 jigawatts.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
For us technically, savvy radio gurus...

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/08/100/?nc=1
didnt notice anything today, and I am on the phone/BB all the time.

Has 10 meters had any openings lately?
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
For us technically, savvy radio gurus...

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/08/100/?nc=1
didnt notice anything today, and I am on the phone/BB all the time.

Has 10 meters had any openings lately?
Haven't heard anything... the ARRL is speculating that this weekend is going to be really bad for the 10 meter contest due to this hemoridal(sp) flare up.

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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Well my cel phones worked fine today, the skip was pretty crazy on the CB Tuesday night, nothing tonight though.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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I have two local radio stations bleeding over each other (never heard it before) at about 102-105 FM.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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Geez, this is gonna make me stumble around in the dark to put my dipole back up and see if I hear anything skipping in LOL. Cell phones and TV signal still seems fine.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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Hurry! Somebody tell ET he can call home!!!!!!!

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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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We are also not too far from another 11 year sunspot cycle. Which has a dramatic effect on communications. Works out good for us though.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
We are also not too far from another 11 year sunspot cycle. Which has a dramatic effect on communications. Works out good for us though.
Don't have much to try it with, Realistic htx-100 and a shoulder height dipole LOL. At least I am not on a marine battery anymore, my brother got the idea that we could convert some surplus ATX power supplies over to bench supplies. They work OK after some solder and jumpering.

One notable thing, TV picture from the OKC station about 100 miles away, usually a little fuzzy and ghosty, is cable quality tonight.
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