-----Original Message-----
From: colin McDonald [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 11:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: therapy needed

as for  this cycle, or the one coming up, or whatever you want to say, it 
really depends on where you read the information and from what agency or 
group you get it.
NASA says one thing, and other scientific organizations say other 
things....one will say it's going to be the strongest sun spot cycle since 
the one during the mid to late '50's.
another source will say it's going to be one of the weakest, and yet another

will claim it's going to be low to average, and still another will say 
slightly above normal, to low highest or there abouts.
I don't think they really know for sure what's going to happen.
what ever happens, I can't wait until the cycle starts to ramp up and we 
start getting good 10 and 12 meter dx again.
to sit at the radio of an evening and work huge european and asian pile ups 
on 10 meters, with signals all well above S9 is quite a thrill.
When you can listen through the big guns and pickout some guy working 
pedestrian mobile in england and so on.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: therapy needed


> Fifteen meters opened sometimes last winter.  During the February CW DX
> contest we had a good opening to Japan from the East Coast.  It didn't
> continue into the phone weekend two weeks later.  In March, one morning I
> worked Kazakhstan on 15 in the morning.  Other locals have worked some 
> good
> east Asia stuff on 15 in the mid-morning.  Two weeks ago I worked several
> Scandinavians on 15 SSB during the SAC contest on Saturday morning.  Since
> there are few beacons on 15, someone has to get on it and break the ice.
> Check the broadcast stations above 21450.
>
> The solar flux index is in the low eighties right now.  I think it was 
> still
> in the 70's at this time last fall.  The cycle is getting off to a very 
> slow
> start, and it is predicted to be a low one, but I wouldn't count it out. 
> I
> would especially look for activity on 15 meters this winter.  Next weekend
> is the California QSO party SSB.  I'd bet that a lot of it will appear on 
> 15
> meter SSB.
> 73,
> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
>> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:24 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: therapy needed
>>
>> It's almost the end of September.  Nothing on the upper bands.  Are we
>> going
>> to have another dead year on 15 and 10 meters?    Maybe their won't be a
>> sunspot peak at all?
>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>> Adaptive Technology Instructor
>