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Dec 14, 2006 | 01:45 PM

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Paul

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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.

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:34 PM

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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?

Dec 14, 2006 | 08:27 PM

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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.

73'* de KC2JGA

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.

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.

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.

Dec 14, 2006 | 10:21 PM

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Hurry! Somebody tell ET he can call home!!!!!!!

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.

Dec 14, 2006 | 10:28 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.

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.

Dec 14, 2006 | 10:53 PM

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um, the McDOnnals had power flickering today at lunch... possibly related? they where talkink about power stations in that article i think.

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