Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24009 invoked from network); 1 Nov 2003 11:25:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail02.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 1 Nov 2003 11:25:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 26778 invoked by uid 10001); 1 Nov 2003 11:25:58 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.20) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 1 Nov 2003 11:25:48 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1AFtlg-0005de-EK for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2003 11:18:08 +0000 Received: from [194.73.73.81] (helo=tungsten.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AFtlf-0005dV-U2 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2003 11:18:08 +0000 Received: from host213-122-170-100.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.170.100] helo=Main) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #23) id 1AFtlf-00008l-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2003 11:18:07 +0000 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (Main) Message-ID: <002301c3a069$b036d6a0$6507a8c0@Main> From: "Alan Melia" To: "LF-Group" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 11:17:04 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: re.re Solar Activity Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hi John, well I would like to be wrong, but you gotta play 'em as you "read the music" (:-)) Joe's path does seem to be very forgiving. I have noticed before that his signal is detectable almost regardless of the conditions. That 1000kms less distance does seem to be quite crucial. When you think about his signal it does suggest that that the famous Marconi "s" could have been heard for just the same reason. Using a kite he had to listen in daylight ( you cant successfully fly kites at night!! ) and heard the signal around "mid-day". I take it that would have been mid-day Newfoundland time, and at that point daylight D-layer would have been at about its best. I have yet to find geomag data for that winter.....NOAA 's archives dont go back that far !! Cheers de Alan G3NYK alan.melia@btinternet.com