On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 12:59 PM Bob kb8tq <[email protected]> wrote: > There most certainly was a lot of “stuff” in orbit by that time. If there was > a mass die off of satellites, you would not have to look hard to find out > about > it.
Probably not as many as there are 3 decades later, but of course. Satellite service (any type of satellite) is much more likely to be human-caued. But here (and in other fora) the concern is that WWV Must Be Maintained in order to save us from being late for coffee if another event on the level of the Carrington Event takes out every single GNSS spacecraft in orbit. But I can't find anything on the effect of that sort of solar event on satellites. Almost as if, maybe, satellite operators were aware of solar physics and planned for this sort of event. And I still haven't seen any coherent argument in favor of keeping WWV that doesn't involve nostalgia or (perhaps) unfounded fear. -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train! _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
