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From: "hamilton mal" <g3kev.ham@virgin.net>
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:39:28 -0000
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Subject: LF: Re: Re: Visual Aurora and good condx
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Alan
No black holes around Scarboro, condx still good today on 160m. Just heard
UA9RO and A71EM but to mention a couple and its daylight at just gone 1600z
73 mal/g3kev

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 9:46 PM
Subject: LF: Re: Visual Aurora and good condx


> Hi John yes a Coronal hole flow shock at around 1800-2100z period pushed
the
> Kp up to 5 which is enough to give you a display up there. The radio
effects
> will probably not be felt until tomorrow night when things may be down a
> bit. The Dst index is only down to -35nT at present but it is probably
still
> dropping. Anyone watching overnight may find the pre-dawn period is not as
> good as it is usually.
>
> Well done on Working peter that is almost as dar as you can go south,
though
> it might not be as far as to Tom G3OLB (another old 136 stalwart)
>
> Best wishes
> Alan G3NYK
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Pumford-Green GM4SLV" <gm4slv@sighthound.demon.co.uk>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 9:24 PM
> Subject: LF: Visual Aurora and good condx
>
>
> > Hello LF
> >
> > I've just been outside in the garden watching a splendid visual display
> > in the northern sky. The benefits of a remote northern location and no
> > light pollution!
> >
> > I then came into a warm shack and called CQ.
> >
> > Proceeded to work 3 new stations:-
> >
> > G3YHV Colin, Bristol
> > G3LDO Peter, nr Worthing
> >
> > and happily at last a 2-way QSO with G3UNT
> >
> > Also a good QSO with Ray GI3PDN, probably above normal signals between
> > us, although Ray's beacon has been good recently.
> >
> > My antenna blew down in a gale on Thursday night and was only
> > re-erected on Sunday! Just in time for some nice new catches on 500.
> >
> >
> > I guess Alan Melia may have some thoughts on the conditions wrt visual
> > Aurora. The QRN level is also quite high tonight, but there have been
> > some intense hail showers today and I guess there might still be some
> > ongoing somewhere within radio range.
> >
> > Nice night. Now to relax in front of the fire.
> >
> > --
> > John GM4SLV
> > IP90gg
> > Clousta, Shetland
> >
> >
>
>