Re: [IRCA] propagation predictions

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

And I was responding to what was on the link; the info you extracted seemed very abstract so I was trying to see if i could determine what he was doing...


Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot


--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] propagation predictions
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 10:44 AM
> Actually Russ, the reason I mentioned
> it is because he specifically 
> provides forecasts for MW and LW; the MW forecast is the
> one I reproduced.
> 
> best wishes,
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> At 13:30 30/10/2010, you wrote:
> >Probably of limited applicability as it mostly orients
> itself to SW 
> >and VHF. While it includes what hams call "LF", which
> correlates to 
> >160 meters, which is located above the MW BCB, the
> propagation 
> >characteristics aren't identical.
> >
> >The bottom line with almost any MW propagation forecast
> is that 
> >predicting what's going to occur with the sun is iffy
> at best. Many 
> >large sunspots remain active through 2 or 3 solar
> rotations, which 
> >increases predictive accuracy, but new spots forming on
> the back 
> >side of the sun or other less visible and less
> predictable impacts 
> >can come from other events. Further, some events occur
> but are aimed 
> >away from earth and therefore have little or no
> impact.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Russ Edmunds
> >Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
> >[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
> >40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
> ><wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
> >FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
> >AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot
> >
> >
> >--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [IRCA] propagation predictions
> > > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 2:02 AM
> > > http://www.solarcycle24.org/   includes
> > > predictions for MW, and some thoughts on
> indicators for
> > > improved propagation.      Use at
> your own
> > > risk.....can't be much poorer than some of our
> weather
> > > forecasts lately.
> > >
> > >  (e.g.  let's see how this flies....
> > >
> > > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE-
> > > -East -> West To 1100 Mi /1800 km
> > >     Fair To Good
> > >
> > > *North -> South To 1100 Mi /1800 km
> > > Fair To Good
> > >
> > > +South -> North To 1100 Mi /1800 km
> > > Poor To Fair
> > >
> > >
> > > Northern Hemisphere (TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI)
> Trans Indian,
> > > (TP) Trans Pacific and cross Equatorial
> propagation
> > > conditions in excess of approximately 3200 mi /
> 5200 km:
> > >
> > > High Latitude
> > > Fair To Good
> > >
> > > Mid Latitude
> > > Good
> > >
> > > Low Latitude
> > > Good
> > > )
> > >
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
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