Re: [IRCA] the big black absorptive cloud

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've often thought "Midwinter Anomaly" was a bit of a misnomer.

If it happens every year at this time, how can it be an anomaly?  It's 
actually just mother nature going through her normal process.

Bruce


Patrick Martin wrote:
> Nick,
>
> Thanks for the clarification. I could not remember "mid Winter anomaly".
> That's right. Dave Williams and I used to discuss that a lot as by
> November/December the band goes dead for TPs most Winters for a time.
> Then they pick up in the Spring a bit before Summer, but are always
> better in the Fall.  I have never really understood why it happens
> either. If we did not get that, just think what DX would be like in
> Dec/Jan. I have wondered about that. But of course in the Winter we do
> have the long haul daytime DX. In the mornings here, I get  lot of lp
> Canadians. Hopefully with the low sunspots I can shoot for CFYK-1340.
>   

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