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AeroJ replied to the thread Solar Flares - did anyone notice ?.Was expecting big KPs this evening, so popped up to the top field just now to repeat the test above. This time I went to a bigger, more open field than my back garden, and indeed GPS results were correspondingly better. This time we found 20... -
There's definitely a high level of solar activity as shown by this Aurora activity app. ... and confirmed by the Aurora I saw a short time ago. But this activity didn't seem to make any difference to GPS reception, satellite acquisition time...
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Glad you tried the acid test and thanks for sharing your first hand observations. Anyone who has operated radios will tell you solar activity affects any transmitted RF signal whatever the wavelength. This 'event' also features a CME which is...
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AeroJ replied to the thread Solar Flares - did anyone notice ?.As I write this (South East UK, 1 pm) KP index currently up in the 8's, the highest I have ever seen it in this country since I started flying ! So I popped outside with my Mini4P to get the lay of the land without actually taking off. And I...
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AeroJ replied to the thread Solar Flares - did anyone notice ?.On UAV forecast, KP is up at 4.67 from tomorrow night and into Monday, though it's higher than 'normal' for most of Sunday too, moreso latterly. Important to remember that KP doesn't just affect the number of satellites that your craft sees, but...
