Was just listening to hams on 20 meters when, in less than a minute, the entire band went dead. X (Twitter) now abuzz with reports of a huge solar flare affecting communications worldwide. Any other reports?
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Huge solar flare wipes out SW
- Thread starter CTListener
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First it's the cell phones and now ham radio!!! Where will I get my emergency information???
IN ONE OF THE COUNTLESS BILLIONS OF GALAXIES IN THE UNIVERSE LIES A MEDIUM SIZED STAR, AND ONE OF ITS SATELLITES -- A GREEN AND INSIGNIFICANT PLANET IS NOW DEAD...
That's how the World ended in "Beneath The Planet of The Apes". End Times are full of surprises...😑
I'm picking up the usual shortwave stuff in Maryland, broadcast and ham.
I was listening on a Web SDR just north of Salt Lake City. Everything seems back to normal now.
Is your Caplock stuck?
These massive flares (one an X6.3...the strongest in 7 years) did NOT spark a CME. Very interesting. However, the sunspot is living up to its name, and can still spark another X-flare (or 2) before it fades away from Earth's view. Anyone looking for the Northern Lights will be disappointed right now, however.
The effects didn't last very long. It was the sudden onset that made them notable. I was listening to two amateur operators in conversation, one in the US and the other in Italy, and they went from solid reception at both ends (and at mine) to weak "Where did you go?" and "Can you hear me?" in less than a minute before disappearing completely as the entire 20 meter band went silent. I checked a couple of other bands and they were dead, too.
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