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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« on: May 11, 2012, 1829 UTC »
The current prediction for Sunspot Cycle 24 gives a smoothed sunspot number maximum of about 60 in the Spring of 2013. We are currently over three years into Cycle 24. The current predicted size makes this the smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years...

http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/predict.shtml

Better put the 10 meter guys on suicide watch.

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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012, 1903 UTC »
Squishy returns!

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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2012, 0128 UTC »
Quote from: ChrisSmolinski on May 11, 2012, 1829 UTC


And us 11M idots that sunk a few hundred into gear after 20 years, expecting to be able to use the stuff >:( ::) :-\

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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2012, 0354 UTC »
And us 11M idots that sunk a few hundred into gear after 20 years, expecting to be able to use the stuff
what you talkin bout cmradio  all i hear is spanish and canadians
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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2012, 0401 UTC »
They aren't W. of the Rockies, I bet!

I just came off a holiday and 11M was dead everywhere I roamed :(

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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2012, 0409 UTC »
been lots of ssb 27400 up to 28000 even hams running nets on 11m ;)
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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2012, 0643 UTC »
Good on you! Make any good contacts wherever you are?

I guess the advantage of my radio-hole is LW is still rocking pretty darn good.... better NDB chasing than I had all winter ;D

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Re: Smallest sunspot cycle in about 100 years
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 0656 UTC »
whats a squishy    is it als fault or ?
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