Author: W5HNZ

From spaceweather.com, “Three and possibly four CMEs are en route to Earth following a series of explosions near sunspot AR2741. The most potent so far occurred on May 12th when a filament of magnetism surrounding the sunspot became unstable and erupted. The blast zone was more than 220,000 km in diameter”

Celebrate #SpaceWxMonth by listening to solar storms as they strike Earth’s magnetic field. What do they sound like to you? pic.twitter.com/MJdXHckgsh

— NOAA NCEI Ocean Geo (@NOAANCEIocngeo) May 13, 2019

If you are an SWL, like myself, you will likely agree with Off Grid Ham’s Article.

It’s a good read, and I suggest that you check it out.

Check out this article from Phys.Org .

Hopefully something like this can scale up…can you imagine checking into a net with a “cold universe power” modifier?

Solar wind commonly blows 5,000 to 10,000 times faster than a Category 5 hurricane, defined by speeds >156 mph. Learn more for Space Weather Month: https://t.co/vbjqK6sLii #SpaceWxMonth pic.twitter.com/WL3Pw5LrOD

— NOAA NCEI Ocean Geo (@NOAANCEIocngeo) May 1, 2019

Here’s some welcome news for MS residents. Thanks to K5DDT for passing this along: https://newsms.fm/eight-companies-charged-for-violating-no-call-laws/?fbclid=IwAR0lanlWB5nbIbVKaYmjRs5BQYwAQxNAqVI6tm1UPaVzpEIzsmxebnvQKTs

You got it….yet another giveaway this month during the W5YD net. This time around it’s a set of nice AKG headphones. Check in every Monday for a chance!

Another great opportunity brought to you by AG5ND, N5OMK and The Magnolia Amateur Radio Club. These cool things couldn’t happen without these fine Hams.