tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7227846859037281234..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Sun: Sleepy Now, Party LaterRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21153094241009797182009-04-23T15:37:00.000-04:002009-04-23T15:37:00.000-04:00Might's well hold out for a Hallicrafters (and sp...Might's well hold out for a Hallicrafters (and spare tubes) then, and avoid the EMP rush too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12770059407701291792009-04-22T22:50:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:50:00.000-04:00And that puzzle about the even-year polarity? 11 y...And that puzzle about the even-year polarity? 11 years is the half cycle. A complete solar cycle is (average) 22 years. Just like that AC lurking in teh wallz.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8792606802243554852009-04-22T21:01:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:01:00.000-04:00Been trying to think of a good reason to buy a lit...Been trying to think of a good reason to buy a little multi-band, or a dedicated qrp unit.ognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28759820267177715222009-04-22T20:17:00.000-04:002009-04-22T20:17:00.000-04:00Joe, umm, when tinfoil-hattedness meets 1 April, t...Joe, umm, when tinfoil-hattedness meets 1 April, the going gets...psycho. Delic. -Ish, ;) I thought it was amusing. Plus I'm vexed at the present sunspot minimum. No big lunchtime DX! >sigh<Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-59739051706092325952009-04-22T19:00:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:00:00.000-04:00Scratch that comment about the doomsday oracles of...Scratch that comment about the doomsday oracles of journalism. I read the titles of the other articles on the Examiner's page. <br /><br />-... ...TJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54030607735721900172009-04-22T17:26:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:26:00.000-04:00No one else noticed the date on the "Angry Sun" ar...No one else noticed the date on the "Angry Sun" article? April 1.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266828722290789801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56405226161084845422009-04-22T17:17:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:17:00.000-04:00I knew there was a reason for me to learn Morse co...I <I>knew</I> there was a reason for me to learn Morse code ...Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-63764591440128783872009-04-22T14:53:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:53:00.000-04:00Astronomers aren't "baffled" by solar cycle 24. It...Astronomers aren't "baffled" by <A HREF="http://solarcycle24.com/" REL="nofollow">solar cycle 24</A>. It's just interesting, and our record of solar activity is fairly short and lacks the detail afforded by recent technological advances.<br /><br />Sheesh! Is Millenarianism 101 a required course for journalism students?<br /><br />Also: I'm all for decentralized power. I'd love to have a <A HREF="http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/analysis/nucenviss2.html#_ftn12" REL="nofollow">Toshiba mini-reactor</A> in my town, instead of depending on a dilapidated boiler, two pressure <A HREF="http://www.nukeworker.com/nuke_facilities/North_America/usa/NRC_Facilities/Region_1/millstone/index.shtml" REL="nofollow">reactors</A>, and two coal-fired plants.TJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44916352498269380002009-04-22T12:17:00.000-04:002009-04-22T12:17:00.000-04:00The Obama administration and other national govern...<EM>The Obama administration and other national governments are not aggressively focused on contingency preparations for the 2012 solar flare impacts, or on introducing available anti-gravitic, new energy sources that would transform centralized high-power electrical grid systems into de-centralized, anti-gravitic and quantum process energy sources.</EM>Uhhh... sure. Whatever you say...Joe Huffmanhttp://blog.joehuffman.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90448909607804037322009-04-22T12:11:00.000-04:002009-04-22T12:11:00.000-04:00In the past, I proved that, given sufficient DX, a...In the past, I proved that, given sufficient DX, all else I need is the three basic food groups: caffeine, nicotine, and twinkie. I expect that I could do without the nicotine now, substituting Diet Pepsi.homebrunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36946646676915952132009-04-22T08:12:00.000-04:002009-04-22T08:12:00.000-04:00I have batteries and solar panels to power my litt...I have batteries and solar panels to power my little 100-watt Tx when propagation improves. And if the environment has to tank as a consequence, well, at least I can get Century Club!Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.com