Folks, A few days ago someone asked [on the Elecraft Reflector] about where we were in the solar cycle. I pointed out a chart at: http://sec.noaa.gov/SolarCycle/
It didn't strike me until later how the last graph demonstrated an increase in the Ap index. I've been poking around various space-WX/solar sites trying (without success) to answer some questions: 1. Is this elevated Ap index typical of a post solar-max cycle? 2. Will the Ap continue to rise until the solar-min? 3. Ap & K indices are interrelated (K is a function of A), so why hasn't the K index been elevated? 4. For the last several months I've noticed an increase in the QRN level at my QTH. Does this elevated Ap index account for the uptick in QRN? (I thought my urban, RF polluted, environment was the cause, starting to wonder now) 5. Is there any literature available that discusses all this in layman's terms? TIA -- 73, Rod N0RC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
