solar storms

   now i realise looking at the "bigger picture " is not probably a pass time most indulge in - and that some will ask  whats the relevance to us ??

but for info - this may be of interest to some http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/16jul_ilws/

it is  of course "america centric " but if this DID  occur it could have profound effects for us all ( unlike the usual hollywood portrayal of disasters which only happen there    ) 

i particularly liked the stunning conclusion of the attached report here http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/21jan_severespaceweather/

that solar flares can stop your toilet working - classic     

like we might not have a few other things to worry about ?? 

and whilst the report concludes that radio comms etc may recover as the event dies down - the fact remains that when the last big one happened back in 1850 something - we did not HAVE  radio comms - only the telegraph and the flare ended up setting fire to the operators shacks   

any ways , just as an exercise in lateral thinking , what are you going to do if this came to pass ??  - make active preparation as best you can - or bury your head in the sand and hope it will  go away - ( bit like me really ??? )   

time to look into faraday shielding for that spare rig methinks   

brett ( raynet X-files team )         

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G6URM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 20 March 2010 Location: PLYMOUTH ( UK ) Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote G6URM Report Post Quote Reply Topic: solar storms Posted: 16 July 2010 at 16:56
	now i realise looking at the "bigger picture " is not probably a pass time most indulge in - and that some will ask whats the relevance to us ?? but for info - this may be of interest to some http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/16jul_ilws/ it is of course "america centric " but if this DID occur it could have profound effects for us all ( unlike the usual hollywood portrayal of disasters which only happen there ) i particularly liked the stunning conclusion of the attached report here http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/21jan_severespaceweather/ that solar flares can stop your toilet working - classic like we might not have a few other things to worry about ?? and whilst the report concludes that radio comms etc may recover as the event dies down - the fact remains that when the last big one happened back in 1850 something - we did not HAVE radio comms - only the telegraph and the flare ended up setting fire to the operators shacks any ways , just as an exercise in lateral thinking , what are you going to do if this came to pass ?? - make active preparation as best you can - or bury your head in the sand and hope it will go away - ( bit like me really ??? ) time to look into faraday shielding for that spare rig methinks brett ( raynet X-files team )
	BRETT - G6URM - PLYMOUTH it's a wonderful hobby amateur radio - i have friends all over the world - none in this country - but all over the world tony Hancock : -the radio ham

G6URM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 20 March 2010 Location: PLYMOUTH ( UK ) Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote G6URM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 August 2010 at 04:18
	for those of you who have been sat there thinking - whats he on about - this does not affect me - this from an email alert i received this morning GLOBAL ERUPTION: During the early hours of August 1st, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a complex global disturbance on the Earth-facing side of the sun. Most of the sun's northern hemisphere was involved in the event, which included a long-duration C3-class solar flare, a "solar tsunami," and a massive filament eruption. As a result of these blasts, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading toward Earth. High-latitude geomagnetic storms and auroras are possible when the cloud arrives a few days hence. Check http://spaceweather.com for movies and updates. now bare in mind the sun is JUST waking up after a quiet period - so what going to happen when it gets going this cycle ?? - the effects will hit us on the 3rd of august - may be of interest to those in the HF team - and possibly if you are interested in "auroral " propagation techniques
	BRETT - G6URM - PLYMOUTH it's a wonderful hobby amateur radio - i have friends all over the world - none in this country - but all over the world tony Hancock : -the radio ham

G6URM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 20 March 2010 Location: PLYMOUTH ( UK ) Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote G6URM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 August 2010 at 09:23
	looks like old SOL is out to get us latest from spaceweather.com email alerts QUOTE: SOLAR BLAST JUST MISSES EARTH: On Saturday, August 7Th, magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 erupted. NASA spacecraft and many amateur astronomers photographed the blast, which produced a strong M1-class solar flare and hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space--apparently just missing the sun-Earth line. The explosion also made whooshing sounds in the loudspeakers of some shortwave radios. Visit http://spaceweather.com for audio recordings and movies of this latest solar event.END QUOTE
	BRETT - G6URM - PLYMOUTH it's a wonderful hobby amateur radio - i have friends all over the world - none in this country - but all over the world tony Hancock : -the radio ham