Author: Ken McCormick

IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 newsletter says in July, like every month for many years, Over The Horizon Radars were the most numerous transmissions causing interference to our HF amateur radio bands The newsletter says: The front runner was Read more…

SFI = 131 A index = 6 K index = 2 SSN = 92 CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot AR3078 has developed an unstable delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters say there is a 30% chance Read more…

INTENSIFYING SOLAR ACTIVITY: Another CME might be heading for Earth following an M1-class solar flare on Aug. 15th (1436 UT). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the explosion from southern sunspot AR3078: A pulse of X-rays from the flare caused a minor radio blackout over Read more…

SFI = 126 A index = 7 K index = 2 SSN = 97 GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (UPDATED): Minor to moderate geomagnetic storms are possible on Aug. 17th when a CME is expected to sideswipe Earth’s magnetic field. The CME was hurled in our direction yesterday by a Read more…