![]() ![]() ![]() I'll do a bit more research and narrow it down further from my full log starting in 1963. In 2019 I only made 421 QSOs which is my lowest yearly total since before 1995. Tomorrow evening I hope to get my first QSO of 2020 in the SKN event. Tonight I worked KG4CNZ in KY to close out my QSOs for 2019. Also I think there is a slight uptick in signal strength of late, although not much. ![]() I have noticed the majority of days lately have had a Solar Flux value in the very low 70s unlike earlier in the year when there were a lot of upper 60s values. Just like the weather, you pick which forecast you like to believe. Others say it will probably come around April 2020. However despite that, some propagation gurus say now that the Cycle 24 minimum might not come until early 2021. ![]() Two new Cycle 25 sunspots were spotted on the Sun within the past week. Mon 7:22PM - Some good news and some bad news in the ARRL Propagation Bulletin today. Then it's off to Menard's in Warren, OH where Mike wants to pick up some buildings for his layout. I don't plan as of now to buy anything there. On Friday Mike and I are going back to Indiana where he wants to exchange some signaling equipment. Just playing with my new train, eating, and walking Roscoe. I have nothing out of the ordinary planned. I hope you all have a happy New Year's Day as I should here. The keying came right back to me after just a few seconds. The first SK QSO I've made in a long time now. With SKN underway, it wasn't too hard to get a QSO this evening, although I did have to call a couple stations before one responded. Mike has all the track he needs for his layout, and I have a new Nickle Plate Road GP9 Lionel Legacy engine which so far has run beautifully. Both missions were accomplished successfully. We took a trip to Hobbyspeed in Indiana to return my defective locomotive and for Mike to buy track for his layout. Tue 7:32PM - A good day with Mike to close out 2019. ![]()
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