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Uncle John

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"A "Gash..."?
« on: February 21, 2017, 1928 UTC »
www.spaceweather.com (the "News for Feb. 19"). Anybody dumb this down for me? As far as the QRM sitcheeation hear/here? huh?

Offline Skipmuck

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Re: "A "Gash..."?
« Reply #1 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.  
« Last Edit: February 27, 2017, 2351 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: "A "Gash..."?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2017, 2314 UTC »
                                               :o   Last "several months..."?! "Marvelous".   8)

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Re: "A "Gash..."?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2017, 2221 UTC »
Wonder if any of that means 'auroral' conditions on Medium Wave over the next couple days....
An AM radio Boombox DXer.
+ GE SRIII, PR-D5 & TRF on MW.
The usual Realistic culprits on SW (and a Panasonic).

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Re: "A "Gash..."?
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2017, 0038 UTC »
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.