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g4tut
04-01-2008, 08:43 AM
April 1st peak of Solar Cycle 24
The website Spaceweather.com reports that April 1st is the peak of the sunspot cycle.
The website says:
"NASA researchers have rescheduled solar maximum.
The peak was due in 2012, but now it's going to happen this month.
"We've launched millions of dollars worth of spacecraft to study solar activity, and what are we getting? Puny little A-flares and feeble old sunspots," complained a high-ranking source at NASA headquarters. "We need some real explosions! Rescheduling Solar Max should solve the problem."
News of the shift was announced on April 1st (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day).
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PA5COR
04-01-2008, 09:17 AM
:D
LOL
1st April
n5ark
04-01-2008, 11:17 AM
Pretty Good.. :)
KI4MSJ
04-01-2008, 11:37 AM
Hey Troy,
Sorry to see that you are a Disabled Iraqi vet. Hope you are doing well. I am due to deploy shortly and will be my first time there. As you can imagine, I am alittle apprehensive but, at the same time nervous and excited. I applied fpr and recieved my Iraqi Amateur Radio License and hoping to carry over my 817 and Buddistick(with no problems)cross my fingers. My call is YI9MSJ. Hope to catch you on.
Scott, ki4msj
VE2ITZ
04-01-2008, 12:32 PM
April 1st peak of Solar Cycle 24
The website Spaceweather.com reports that April 1st is the peak of the sunspot cycle.
The website says:
"NASA researchers have rescheduled solar maximum.
The peak was due in 2012, but now it's going to happen this month.
"We've launched millions of dollars worth of spacecraft to study solar activity, and what are we getting? Puny little A-flares and feeble old sunspots," complained a high-ranking source at NASA headquarters. "We need some real explosions! Rescheduling Solar Max should solve the problem."
News of the shift was announced on April 1st (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day).
Space Weather
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Don't wait all week for the news! (http://www.southgatearc.org/)
Amateur Radio News - updated daily - 365 days per year
Get our News Headlines for your Website:
http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/index.htm
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Yeah right....
You almost got me there my friend!
73 de VE2ITZ!
;)
w8kir
04-01-2008, 12:33 PM
April Fool
Bill, W8kir
KI4WDW
04-01-2008, 12:41 PM
Good joke!!
Scott, when you get to Iraq listen up for me on 14mhz. I am over in Afghanistain and on almost everyday. Hope to catch you soon. 73,
Denny
KI4WDW(YA/KI4WDW)
KA3JLW
04-01-2008, 01:29 PM
...And of course I am at work. Since getting my license 25+ years ago, this marks the 3rd peak I've COMPLETELY missed.
Oh well. Like a locust, I'll be back in 11 years.
W9IND
04-01-2008, 01:41 PM
What do you mean, "joke"? I've been working some fantastic DX since NASA rescheduled the solar maximum.
Why, just this morning, my logbook began filling up with calls such as AH0AX, FO0LS, TR1CK and OK2LAF. Turn on your rigs before you miss it!
Actually, it's not that difficult to raise the solar flux -- you merely have to tweak the flux capacitor.
73,
Brian, W9IND
I have always wondered why so many hams are so easily amused.:confused:
W9IND
04-01-2008, 03:10 PM
Probably because they value the opportunity to laugh more than the opinions of people who are less able to.
k1lwi
04-01-2008, 04:06 PM
I have always wondered why so many hams are so easily amused.:confused:
WELL TODAY IS FOR FOOL HI :D
VE7DCW
04-01-2008, 04:50 PM
:rolleyes: You have to be glad April 1st comes once a year....geeeez
73
aa1mn
04-01-2008, 05:12 PM
"We need some real explosions!"
Weren't the two shuttles NASA lost explosions enough?
KB4BLU
04-01-2008, 06:11 PM
Hot news flash....
Be sure to work that ultra rare station...
India Delta One Oscar Tango
ID1OT
Heard him on all bands this morning :D
kc5qnk
04-01-2008, 06:45 PM
Hot news flash....
Be sure to work that ultra rare station...
India Delta One Oscar Tango
ID1OT
Heard him on all bands this morning :D
...especially around 14.275 :D
k7ghs
04-01-2008, 07:26 PM
And me with my antennas down!!!!!!!!!!
What do you mean, "joke"? I've been working some fantastic DX since NASA rescheduled the solar maximum.
Why, just this morning, my logbook began filling up with calls such as AH0AX, FO0LS, TR1CK and OK2LAF. Turn on your rigs before you miss it!
Actually, it's not that difficult to raise the solar flux -- you merely have to tweak the flux capacitor.
73,
Brian, W9IND
How many Billion Jigga-watts worth, did you say ? ? ? Inquiring minds want to know ! ! ! :rolleyes: :p ;) :cool:
Hey, the best DX usually comes when you're either asleep, at work, or helping your significant other with a must-do project. Much of the rest of the time the minicycles are at ebb tide. But you know the best catch of the game is often when you're at the stand getting a hot dog.
N0FPE
04-01-2008, 08:52 PM
Good one....didnt fool me for a minute but still darn funny...
N6UKM
04-01-2008, 09:02 PM
Nice April Fools -
yuck, yuck
KB9RDS
04-01-2008, 11:03 PM
Good one Brian, W9IND. We will see you at the top of the tower looking for that flux capacitor.
73 Steve, KB9RDS
KB5FSV
04-01-2008, 11:12 PM
Lol April Fools!
k0cmh
04-02-2008, 01:19 AM
WOW! 10 meters was incredable tonight. Incredably quite.
kl7fh
04-02-2008, 01:53 AM
This last weekend in WPX SSB we worked C0AX, RG8U, AP1RL, F0OL, WD40 AND RG8X nice mults! Thanks guys!
w8rpe
04-02-2008, 02:19 AM
Hardy har har...NOT!!!
I was ready to sell of the rigs and tower. After 30 years of Ham Radio, and No-Code Extras, I thought it couldn't get much worse... :D
wb3dye
04-02-2008, 02:51 AM
To the guys who are deployed or will soon be:
THANK YOU for your service to our country!:D
73'
Bob Reynolds
WB3DYE
VK4XES
04-02-2008, 06:30 AM
yeh right :p
KE4BFK
04-02-2008, 06:33 AM
And me with my antennas down!!!!!!!!!!
At least you are ready for the solar storms.:p
kb2tia
04-02-2008, 06:59 AM
I laughed immediately... it was a good one.
73s from Levittown, NY!
k0cmh
04-02-2008, 02:41 PM
Possibly the various Amateur groups that put satilites in orbit would switch to putting small nukes into orbit and periodically detonating them so that the ionoshpere would stay ionized.
W9IND
04-03-2008, 02:08 PM
Good one Brian, W9IND. We will see you at the top of the tower looking for that flux capacitor.
73 Steve, KB9RDS
Just got done adjusting it, thanks. You have to make sure it's set at precisely 1.21 gigawatts (jigawatts?), in answer to an earlier question. Don't settle for a 1.20 gigawatt capacitor -- it'll never get you back to where you want to go.
vk7bbw
04-03-2008, 06:31 PM
Sigh, don't we all just wish ?????
w6aws
04-03-2008, 11:41 PM
What do you mean, "joke"? I've been working some fantastic DX since NASA rescheduled the solar maximum.
Why, just this morning, my logbook began filling up with calls such as AH0AX, FO0LS, TR1CK and OK2LAF. Turn on your rigs before you miss it!
Actually, it's not that difficult to raise the solar flux -- you merely have to tweak the flux capacitor.
73,
Brian, W9IND
Now Thats Funny!
TS1CUBS
04-04-2008, 02:48 PM
hello all OM and yl
in april today i contact a dx station TF2CT in rtty 14082,028 at 13:12:53 04/04/2008 with 3V8CB AMATEUR RADIO CLUB STATION OF TUNISIAN SCOUTS
So I just bought a new 756 Pro III after being qrt for nearly 10 years. I'm a little put out at the solar indices and come here looking for information !!
Hook Line and Sinker..... it's embarrassing ! HI HI
ray nv2a.......
KG4KVZ
04-15-2008, 07:49 PM
I DON"T THINK SO! Start maybe, but peak is still a couple years down the road yet! Arch