ab2tc wrote:
Link highly recommended. Don't miss the link to the interview with ARRL
president Sumner containing this gem:
"Sumner also indicated that there may be a lull in operation these days,
since the spectrum used by hams is now under the influence of the dreaded
11-year sunspot cycle. Sunspots produce radiation that blankets major
portions of the high-frequeny spectrum with noise, making communications
more difficult. It will diminish shortly, though, creating a much more
welcoming ham band."
http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/19439/19439.html
This seems to have been seriously mangled by a journalist. As written
it is suggesting that we are at a sunspot maximum and that the effects
of sunspots are detrimental to HF amateur radio. We are actually at a
sunspot minimum and, whilst sunspots may increase unpredictability they
also enable long range HF propagation and are generally considered
desirable in the amateur radio community.
--
David Woolley
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