Hi Paul,
I'm only the messenger! I'm very suspicious of that NOAA forecast, although its disappointing that there is scant evidence of Cycle 25 activity other than occasional very weak, tiny, very short lived opposite polarity sunspots. The future isn't what it used to be! 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mclaren" <paul....@gmail.com> To: "Topband" <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Saturday, December 8, 2018 11:21:47 AM Subject: Re: Topband: At least four more years of solar minimum? Frank, You are ruining my plans for a Dxepidition somewhere nice for my 50th bday in 2021. Might as well save the money and stay at home! Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 at 05:48, <donov...@starpower.net> wrote: > > > > NOAA updated its predictions for smoothed sunspot numbers and solar flux > through the end of 2022. As of last month, their predictions ended in 2019. > Their prediction shows a smoothed sunspot number of 10 for December 2018, > declining to 2 in July 2020 through January 2021, then 1 during February > 2021 through January 2022, and 0 after that and through at least the end of > 2022. > www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression > I hate predictions, especially about the future... > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector