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Solar storm heading towards Earth
« on: September 29, 2016, 06:03:15 AM »
Solar storm heading towards Earth threatening to break your Sky TV and mobile phones

A HUGE solar storm is heading towards Earth which could leave us without mobile phones, satellite TV and even electricity.

By SEAN MARTIN

Modern-day Britain could go into meltdown after scientists forecast the solar storm to hit between now and Friday which could wreak havoc with technology.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/715472/Solar-storm-Earth-break-Sky-TV-mobile-phones

That might be a good thing.
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Re: Solar storm heading towards Earth
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2016, 03:35:11 PM »
Hmm, I must have missed it. My phone still works fine.
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Re: Solar storm heading towards Earth
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2016, 05:06:36 PM »
Quote from: robth on December 21, 2016, 03:35:11 PM
Hmm, I must have missed it. My phone still works fine.
You live in the UK?
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Re: Solar storm heading towards Earth
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2016, 05:11:59 PM »
Northern hemisphere is tilted away at the greatest angle of the solar year. Effects will be minimal.
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Re: Solar storm heading towards Earth
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2016, 04:46:36 PM »
Perfect!  That means 6 meters, 10, 11, 12 meters will be wide open again, enabling Amateur Radio communications around the globe with minuscule power!

Remember the days when a CB radio could talk coast to coast with just 4 watts of power?   Welcome back Skip!
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Re: Solar storm heading towards Earth
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2016, 06:09:41 PM »
Quote from: Hoofer on December 22, 2016, 04:46:36 PM
Perfect!  That means 6 meters, 10, 11, 12 meters will be wide open again, enabling Amateur Radio communications around the globe with minuscule power!

Remember the days when a CB radio could talk coast to coast with just 4 watts of power?   Welcome back Skip!

Hmm...  If I remember right my uncles call latters was W7DJW.  They stop giving W7 for sometime now.  I remember go out with him when they would play what they call Rabbit at that time back then.  Three or four would lock in on a signal and they would find the Rabbit. (the spot the signal was coming from.   That was over 75 years ago.  LOL
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