It already happened: https://www.space.com/38057-sun-unleashes-decades-strongest-solar-flare.html
The sun is 8.3 light minutes from Earth, not 48 hours.... Tony K5DEV On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 2:09 PM, JP Pritchard via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Anything we need to do to protect gear? > > JP > K5JPP > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 6, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Scott Medbury via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > *From:* Bill Crowell, N4HPG [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 06, 2017 12:38 PM > *To:* Glenn Scott; Pat Cameron; n5xz; Glen Jenkins; Dan Bates; Hannah > Crowell; John A. Chauvin; Michael DeMarco; Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF; Gerald > N5KT; Winfield Hill; Paul Horowitz; Iveta Swaim; Christopher Imlay; Jeffery > MacMillian; Jeff Blythe; VooDude; [email protected]; KF5HDR; Lionel Media; > Scott Medbury; Ravi Patrick Ratnala; Del Partridge; Steve Quayle; ricki > tavi; Doug Seyler; [email protected]; > [email protected]; Bill Hendricks > *Subject:* Fwd: EMERGENCY: X-Class Solar Flare with CME > *Importance:* High > > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > *From: *"Bill Crowell, N4HPG" <[email protected]> > > *Subject: EMERGENCY: X-Class Solar Flare with CME* > > *Date: *September 6, 2017 at 12:26:25 PM CDT > > *To: *John Grounds <[email protected]> > > > > 2 hours ago, we had an X-class solar flare above 10. It was followed by a > large Coronal Mass Ejection. > > > > While it is still being modeled, it will impact earth within 48 hours. > > > > Likely effects: > > 1. Large-scale power grid disruption on the sun-facing side of the earth > during impact > > 2. Large-scale disruption of communications: > > A. HF Radio blackout > > B. Satellite blackout > > C. Data/Cellular loss of information > > D. Damage to computer systems > > 3. Earthquakes during compression of the earth’s magnetopause. > > > > *** > > Present focus is on Harvey and Irma and the attention of the public is > limited. Please distribute. > > > > Bill Crowell, N4HPG > > Pearland, TX > > [email protected] > > Mutability of opinion is directly proportional to intelligence. > > > > > > Bill Crowell, N4HPG > > Pearland, TX > > [email protected] > > Mutability of opinion is directly proportional to intelligence. > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > >
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