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Title: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: W3RSW on December 11, 2009, 03:17:27 PM

...and isn't it a biggy too?

It ought to be accountable for, oh say, 1 Mhz increase in the MUF. ;D

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Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: Ralph W3GL on December 11, 2009, 04:21:20 PM

WHERE?

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: W1RKW on December 11, 2009, 04:57:35 PM

10 o'clock

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: N3DRB The Derb on December 11, 2009, 05:18:23 PM

I see it. it's purty.

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: Ed/KB1HYS on December 11, 2009, 11:14:33 PM

yea, it's purty, purty TINY. an lonely too looks like.

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: KX5JT on December 11, 2009, 11:22:50 PM

So lately 80/75 meter has been pretty nice for darktime longer contacts. What do sunspots do for the lowbands?

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: W3SLK on December 12, 2009, 07:15:35 AM

♫There's a little black spot on the sun today.........♫

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: WD8BIL on December 12, 2009, 09:24:29 AM

I see 2 !

Can you?

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: flintstone mop on December 17, 2009, 02:28:06 PM

Quote from: KX5JT on December 11, 2009, 11:22:50 PM

So lately 80/75 meter has been pretty nice for darktime longer contacts. What do sunspots do for the lowbands?

Sunspots makes the lower bands noisy and there's more absorption.

Fred

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: W1RKW on December 17, 2009, 04:26:04 PM

it looks like it's growing.
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/16/solar-activity-is-picking-up/

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: W3RSW on December 17, 2009, 05:32:45 PM

It sure is Robaire.
Maybe now we can get some interesting propagation.
Check this animation.

Title: Re: At last, a lonely little spot.
Post by: W1RKW on December 18, 2009, 01:21:54 PM

if one looks very close there's a very small cluster of spots south of the larger spots.

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