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From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:46:01 -0000
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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
>
>