Due to the Earth-Facing Halo coronal mass ejection released by the X-class x-ray solar flare that erupted a few days ago, we are seeing now the arrival of the CME, resulting in at least a minor geomagnetic storm. This storm may intensify. Aurora is likely, and the aurora oval may reach down into the Northern Tier USA states in the Northern Hemisphere, or up into Australia, in the Southern Hemisphere.
This will cause the Maximum Usable Frequency MUF) of any given radio path to be reduced by as much as 30%, depending on the severity of the storm, and the particular path of the circuit.
Aurora may enhance higher HF bands, and low to mid VHF bands.
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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