Saturday 17 April 2021

G2 storm!

Early stages of the distrubance.
 

Overnight, an unexpected geomagnetic disturbance brought activity up to G2 levels.  The magentogram of the event is quite spectacular:


There were no unusual spots during this period, but there was a strong impact on my signal received by TF4X (within the auroral oval), and, in the opposite direction, EA8BFK, which saw a remarkably strong spike to +13dB at 00:28UT.  Neither of these stations have appeared in recent times during quiet overnight conditions:

TF4X reception of my 1W WSPR at 14MHz (vertical delta loop) 16-17/4/21.

EA8BFK reception of my 1W WSPR at 14MHz (vertical delta loop) 16-17/4/21.


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