Ramblings by K6RJ

I found this troubling article on the MSNBC Technology & Science page today.   Of particular interest was the prediction at the end of the article by David Hathaway of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center:
“Hathaway predicts that cycle 24 should reach its peak in mid-2013 at about half the size of the last three cycles.”
If this [...]

The latest solar update from K7RA reveals that sunspots have been observed on the sun for 30 consecutive days.  This is a huge improvement over the last few years where sunspots were rarely seen.  It is also just in time for the ARRL International DX CW Contest this weekend.  Conditions should be promising.  Hope [...]

The lastest K7RA Solar Update continues to be encouraging for hams.  Solar Cycle 24 is most definitely on the upswing.  Sunspot counts are rising and there are fewer days without any at all.  Improved HF propagation won’t be far behind.  Woohoo! About time!

The most recent sunspot report by K7RA on the ARRL website supports that sunspot activity is on the increase!  This is something that hams have been anticipating for what seems like forever.  The bottom between solar cycles 23 and 24 has been more drawn out than many leading to dire predictions of a lower [...]