GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on May 28th when a CME is expected to sideswipe Earth’s magnetic field. The solar storm cloud was hurled into space by an unstable magnetic filament, which erupted on May 25th. High-latitude auroras are possible this weekend. NOAA STI Read more…
Month: May 2022
[QRV] 3D2RRR – Rotuma….
May 27, 2022 NEWS UPDATE by Team 3D2RRR: After some 50 hours the team reached 20k QSOs already. High wind and rain prevents making antennas for 80 and 160m. Propagation: 10-12 meters – phenomenal, 15m – super, 20-17m – worse Read more…
CQ WW WPX CW Contest This Weekend….
2022 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday. I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs worldwide to contact as many amateurs and prefixes as possible during the contest period. II. PERIOD OF OPERATION: 48 hours. Single Operator stations Read more…
Propagation and Space Weather….
A DEAD SUNSPOT EXPLODES (UPDATED): A magnetic filament snaking through the corpse of decayed sunspot AR3016 erupted on May 25th (1824 UT), producing a M1-class solar flare. Coronagraph images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) confirm that the explosion hurled a CME Read more…