Posted Friday November 20, 2009 at http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm
Yesterday evening another new solar cycle 24 sunspot group emerged in the NE quadrant of the Sun in between sunspot group #11032 and #11033. If numbered by NOAA/SWPC it will be #11034 and SIDC Belgium Catania #32. The NOAA/SWPC sunspot number is 30 (tied for the highest so far for solar cycle 24) and the SIDC Belgium sunspot number is 26. The solar flux index (SFI) is 78.0. The new sunspot groups could push the SFI above 80 in coming days. This would raise the maximum usable frequency (MUF) of the F layer high enough to improve propagation conditions on 20, 17 and 15 meters. Solar cycle 24 continues to ramp up this month. As Paul McCartney once sang, "Coming up". 73 & GUD DX, Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O Lakeland, FL, USA n...@arrl.net eList Owner/Moderator John 3:16 <>< COL LF/MF/HF/VHF/UHF Frequency Radiowave Propagation Email Reflector: http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/spaceweather NZ4O Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive: http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o1.htm NZ4O Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data In Graphic & Image Format: http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o2.htm NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast & Archive: http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o3.htm NZ4O Solar Cycle 24 Forecast Discussion & Archive: http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm NZ4O 160 Meter Radio Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o5.htm NZ4O Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Raw Forecast Data Links: http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o6.htm Florida & U.S. Raw Weather Forecasting Resource Links: http://www.wcflunatall.com/kn4lf13.htm ------------------------------------ Suggested frequencies for calling CQ with experimental digital modes = 3584,10147, 14074 USB on your dial plus 1000Hz on waterfall. Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Pages at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: digitalradio-dig...@yahoogroups.com digitalradio-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: digitalradio-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
