Expect HF propagation difficulties today. The 1296 beacon is just even with the noise this morning. Dave > Begin forwarded message: > > From: > Subject: [Elecraft] X-class flare > Date: September 6, 2017 at 5:49:15 AM EDT > To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > Just a few minutes ago at 0925z there was a massive solar flare. > The burst of X-rays totally turned off the HF bands. It sounds like my antenna fell down! > > Propagation will gradually return during the day, but a sudden event like this is exciting. > > "Region 2673 just produced a major X2.2 solar flare at approximately 09:10 UTC (Sept 6). This is the first X-Class event to be detected since May 2015. The active region is still in a decent position for Earth directed eruptions. More updates will be provided should a coronal mass ejection (CME) be associated. More to follow. Image courtesy of SDO/AIA." > -- <http://www.solarham.net/> > > -- > 73, > Victor, 4X6GP > Rehovot, Israel > Formerly K2VCO > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k4to@arrl.net > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Stephen Prior <eastbrantwood@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] X-class flare > Date: September 6, 2017 at 5:53:21 AM EDT > To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > I had just dragged a coax cable through to the lounge to play with my KX2 > in a comfy chair and could hear nothing! That explains it! There is a > small amount of activity on 20m FT8 and JT65 that I can see, all close Eu > stuff though. > > 73 Stephen G4SJP > > On 6 September 2017 at 10:49, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just a few minutes ago at 0925z there was a massive solar flare. >> The burst of X-rays totally turned off the HF bands. It sounds like my >> antenna fell down! >> >> Propagation will gradually return during the day, but a sudden event like >> this is exciting. >> >> "Region 2673 just produced a major X2.2 solar flare at approximately 09:10 >> UTC (Sept 6). This is the first X-Class event to be detected since May >> 2015. The active region is still in a decent position for Earth directed >> eruptions. More updates will be provided should a coronal mass ejection >> (CME) be associated. More to follow. Image courtesy of SDO/AIA." >> -- <http://www.solarham.net/> >> >> -- >> 73, >> Victor, 4X6GP >> Rehovot, Israel >> Formerly K2VCO >> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to eastbrantwood@gmail.com >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k4to@arrl.net > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Fred Moore <fred@fmeco.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] X-class flare > Date: September 6, 2017 at 6:43:47 AM EDT > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Reply-To: fred@fmeco.com > > I thought a hurricane took mine down here in Florida early.. thanks for > letting us know what is going on, don't monitor this stuff as I should.. > thanks.. Fred > > Fred Moore > email: fred@fmeco.com > wd8kni@gmail.com > phone: 321-217-8699 > > On 9/6/17 6:13 AM, dgb wrote: >> >> >> Haven't noticed any change here - working VK's on 80 and 40 last >> couple of hrs. >> >> 73 Dwight NS9I >> >> >> On 9/6/2017 4:53 AM, Stephen Prior wrote: >>> I had just dragged a coax cable through to the lounge to play with my >>> KX2 >>> in a comfy chair and could hear nothing! That explains it! There is a >>> small amount of activity on 20m FT8 and JT65 that I can see, all >>> close Eu >>> stuff though. >>> >>> 73 Stephen G4SJP >>> >>> On 6 September 2017 at 10:49, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP >>> <k2vco.vic@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Just a few minutes ago at 0925z there was a massive solar flare. >>>> The burst of X-rays totally turned off the HF bands. It sounds like my >>>> antenna fell down! >>>> >>>> Propagation will gradually return during the day, but a sudden event >>>> like >>>> this is exciting. >>>> >>>> "Region 2673 just produced a major X2.2 solar flare at approximately >>>> 09:10 >>>> UTC (Sept 6). This is the first X-Class event to be detected since May >>>> 2015. The active region is still in a decent position for Earth >>>> directed >>>> eruptions. More updates will be provided should a coronal mass ejection >>>> (CME) be associated. More to follow. Image courtesy of SDO/AIA." >>>> -- <http://www.solarham.net/> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 73, >>>> Victor, 4X6GP >>>> Rehovot, Israel >>>> Formerly K2VCO >>>> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> Message delivered to eastbrantwood@gmail.com >>>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to ns9i@bayland.net >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to fred@fmeco.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k4to@arrl.net > Begin forwarded message: > > From: dgb <ns9i@bayland.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] X-class flare > Date: September 6, 2017 at 6:13:08 AM EDT > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > Haven't noticed any change here - working VK's on 80 and 40 last couple of hrs. > > 73 Dwight NS9I > > > On 9/6/2017 4:53 AM, Stephen Prior wrote: >> I had just dragged a coax cable through to the lounge to play with my KX2 >> in a comfy chair and could hear nothing! That explains it! There is a >> small amount of activity on 20m FT8 and JT65 that I can see, all close Eu >> stuff though. >> >> 73 Stephen G4SJP >> >> On 6 September 2017 at 10:49, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Just a few minutes ago at 0925z there was a massive solar flare. >>> The burst of X-rays totally turned off the HF bands. It sounds like my >>> antenna fell down! >>> >>> Propagation will gradually return during the day, but a sudden event like >>> this is exciting. >>> >>> "Region 2673 just produced a major X2.2 solar flare at approximately 09:10 >>> UTC (Sept 6). This is the first X-Class event to be detected since May >>> 2015. The active region is still in a decent position for Earth directed >>> eruptions. More updates will be provided should a coronal mass ejection >>> (CME) be associated. More to follow. Image courtesy of SDO/AIA." >>> -- <http://www.solarham.net/> >>> >>> -- >>> 73, >>> Victor, 4X6GP >>> Rehovot, Israel >>> Formerly K2VCO >>> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to eastbrantwood@gmail.com >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to ns9i@bayland.net >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k4to@arrl.net