tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380839830287420877.post9093469507810455438..comments2024-03-26T07:29:36.610-07:00Comments on VE7SL - Steve - Amateur Radio Blog: Cycle 24 - Still KickingSteve McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06229640265009249231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380839830287420877.post-72129773744577010452017-09-10T10:57:33.713-07:002017-09-10T10:57:33.713-07:00It's just crazy Dan...at this part of the slop...It's just crazy Dan...at this part of the slope down (almost bottom) this is surprising but then again, we can get monster flares at any time of the cycle. Hopefully the Sun will get it out of its system soon.<br /><br />73 SteveSteve McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229640265009249231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3380839830287420877.post-57315945269963627632017-09-10T09:31:42.857-07:002017-09-10T09:31:42.857-07:00Look like we just had a big X-ray event. X8 class...Look like we just had a big X-ray event. X8 class, almost as bad as last week's 10-year flare. I was waiting my turn to work K4BAI with the bug during the WES sprint when it happened. He was a solid RST 579 when --Fwoop-- he faded out. Last thing I heard from him was "sri try again later". <br /><br />The GOES X-ray flux had just jumped from baseline to 10^-3 (red plot on graph) in a couple minutes. 20m has gone dead and only VE7s are audible.<br /><br />- Dan VE7DESAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com