THERE IS A "NEW" ACTIVE SUNSPOT REGION ROTATING INTO VIEW ON THE EARTH-FACING SOLAR DISK.
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The new sunspot region that is rotating into view is the source of a number of X-ray flares, which is pushing the 10.7-cm Radio Flux higher (the background x-ray level is rising).
This is good news for propagating shortwave radio signals via the F-Region of the ionosphere. Worldwide communications are improving on the higher frequencies.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY
25 October - 20 November 2021
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels with a slight chance for M-class (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) flares on 25 Oct - 03 Nov as Region 2887 transits across the visible disk. Very low levels are expected from 04 Nov -15 Nov. Very low to low levels are expected again on 16-20 Nov with the return of Region 2887.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels throughout the forecast period.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach unsettled levels on 27-30 Oct, 06-08 Nov, and 15-16 Nov and active levels on 06 Nov due to CH HSS activity.
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Morse Code Day on April 27 (every year) honors one of the inventers of the Morse code, Samuel Morse, who was born on this day in 1791.
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
Alfred Vail developed the dot-dash structure and Leonard Gale along with Vail was instrumental in developing the mechanical receiving apparatus for code.
Samuel Morse though gets most of the credit because of his work in promoting this code as a viable means of communication, that is still used now. Amateur radio is one of the communities in which Morse code is popular and in daily use.
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I used to post amateur radio videos to my YouTube channel, but then life got in the way. Well, I'm coming back to it.
I posted my new, latest video to YouTube:
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