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Title: "A "Gash..."?
Post by: Uncle John on February 21, 2017, 1928 UTC

www.spaceweather.com (http://www.spaceweather.com) (the "News for Feb. 19"). Anybody dumb this down for me? As far as the QRM sitcheeation hear/here? huh?

Title: Re: "A "Gash..."?
Post by: Skipmuck on February 21, 2017, 2251 UTC

The "gash" they are referring to is called a "Coronal Hole". Wikipedia explains it well.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_hole
The solar crud thrown off by this recent "gash" should hit us on the 22nd-24th and will result in lousy propagation...fading, noise, etc.  

Title: Re: "A "Gash..."?
Post by: Uncle John on February 21, 2017, 2314 UTC

                                               :o   Last "several months..."?! "Marvelous".   8)

Title: Re: "A "Gash..."?
Post by: BoomboxDX on February 27, 2017, 2221 UTC

Wonder if any of that means 'auroral' conditions on Medium Wave over the next couple days....

Title: Re: "A "Gash..."?
Post by: Pigmeat on February 28, 2017, 0038 UTC

Quote from: Uncle John on February 21, 2017, 1928 UTC

www.spaceweather.com (http://www.spaceweather.com) (the "News for Feb. 19"). Anybody dumb this down for me? As far as the QRM sitcheeation hear/here? huh?

Cool site, UJ. I just spent a whole lot of time there and probably will again.