Solar minimum got you down?

[Chevboy0167]

I too remember the days of 5-20 watts barefoot with my Imax omni hitting South America and such..... sigh....

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

During the last peak I didn't know and thought that's the way it always was. Then it went away. Now I know all about it.

 

[Mustang 131]

Pretty decent local crowd out here last night..then DX from the Evergreen and British Columbia rolled in. Not bad.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Guess I'll just turn my radio back on, listen to static, and wait.......

Where is the Popcorn emoji?

 

[BJ radionut]

10/11/12 meter Spring and Summer Eskip may bring some activity guys.
Band openings will be shorter distance and duration but may see some good openings June/July.
Sunspot #'s will remain down for couple more years, by appearance. Then "may" begin to rebound slowly.
Most predictions calling for "Peak" 2024-2025, but even that remains to be seen. and to what level?
So don't look for any great distance until that point. I don't call anything State to State DX.
The resent HF DX contest I operated, 14 MHz was the work horse with really nothing in the 10/11/12/15 meter area.
Good openings on that band to Europe/Africa and S. Pacific and even some Asia.
However nothing of interest much above.
Hope that changes.
I don't operate 11m for many. many years, but do enjoy 10m.
I however have not even had my antenna hooked up for couple years now due to low activity.
Hope for the best!
All the Best
Gary

http://www.nemarc.org/hfconditions.html

 

[guitar_199]

I found this and it makes prospects a little dismal for this next cycle. It appears to be peaking around 2024... if you call that a peak.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Have we hit the bottom yet?

 

[BJ radionut]

"Solar Cycle 25 peaking around 2022 could be one of the weakest in centuries".
Research by NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "It's off the bottom of the charts,"


Depends on who's prediction you look at!
All the Best
Gary

 

[BJ radionut]

Our ensemble forecast indicates cycle 25 would be similar or slightly stronger than the current cycle and peak around 2024. Sunspot cycle 25 may thus reverse the substantial weakening trend in solar activity which has led to speculation of an imminent Maunder-like grand minimum and cooling global climate.
Bhowmik and Nandi prediction for sunspot cycle 25 compared with the current sunspot cycle 24. The work suggests the coming sunspot cycle will be similar to or slightly stronger than the activity levels that are just ending.
Are they right? Will their model prove to be predictive for solar cycle 25? Time will tell.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Hmmm....."Beginning of the New Little Ice Age Epoch" was around 2015. We actually have ice sheets and glaciers reforming. Read an article about it. Though global warming theorists won't actually look a scientific data because it does not back up their statements and global agenda. With less solar activities (sun spots/ flares), less radiation causes cooling. There was a little ice age before and it had caused severe crop problems......The Irish Potato Famine. Although not all of it was due to reduced solar activities, most of the blight was due to lack of crop rotation. The Irish had put all their eggs into one basket with potato's. They just planted the same crop over again, and after the third time they were starving.

 

[oldtymer]

Hang in there the MUF on last Saturday during the contest was 15 meters so there is a sign the higher freqs. are starting to open up.

 

[W4KVW]

I am NOT a Skip Talker on the CB so I like the low sunspot numbers for just that reason.I hate trying to talk local & you can't hear each other over a bunch of Morons playing music,screaming,or other unneeded & unwanted BS when the band is open.I work plenty of DX outside of North America on 20 meters any day of the week so right now is pretty much the way I like conditions.The signals across the USA are just as strong on 20 meters as ever during the day & the signals from the DX Stations is only down slightly so it works for me.I would like more signals on 6 meters but we can't have everything.Times are good & life is great.

SIX-SHOOTER

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

I am NOT a Skip Talker on the CB so I like the low sunspot numbers for just that reason.I hate trying to talk local & you can't hear each other over a bunch of Morons playing music,screaming,or other unneeded & unwanted BS when the band is open.I work plenty of DX outside of North America on 20 meters any day of the week so right now is pretty much the way I like conditions.The signals across the USA are just as strong on 20 meters as ever during the day & the signals from the DX Stations is only down slightly so it works for me.I would like more signals on 6 meters but we can't have everything.Times are good & life is great.

SIX-SHOOTER

Yeah this will give me the push I need to get my ticket.

 

[BJ radionut]

Yeah this will give me the push I need to get my ticket.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

 

[BJ radionut]

bunch of Morons playing music, screaming, or other unneeded & unwanted BS when the band is open.

Carrier Wars , Roger Beeps and endless worthless Broadcasters and stupid Noise toys!