Bad things come in threes: COVID-19, Economy....Solar Storm 4/11-4/12

[AGreyMan]

SOLAR WIND, INCOMING: A stream of solar wind is approaching Earth. Estimated time of arrival: April 11-12. The gaseous material is flowing from a southern hole in the sun's atmosphere, and could spark auroras around the Arctic Circle when it reaches our planet. Aurora alerts: SMS Text.

WHERE THE POWER GOES OUT: A solar superstorm can make your lights go out. New maps released by the USGS show where the power is most likely to fail: The Denver metropolitan area, the Pacific northwest, the Atlantic seaboard, and a cluster of Midwestern states near the US-Canadian Border. Bright yellow and orange trace the trouble spots across the contiguous USA:

More at SpaceWeather.com

 

[The Branch Manager]

Been calling 4-10 thru 5-31 for a while now. Saddle up fellas, the next 6 weeks are going to be epic, likely on a biblical sense.

 

[240Geezer]

Sure. Why not.

 

[WhiteWolf]

Genny test ran on schedule today. I need to get it's first annual service done... but I'm hoping to start plowing tomorrow. And planting every day thereafter.

 

[The Branch Manager]

Genny test ran on schedule today. I need to get it's first annual service done... but I'm hoping to start plowing tomorrow. And planting every day thereafter.

I absolutely love the weekly maintenance cycle feature on my generac. It sends me a report every Wednesday that says my unit is operating normally. Runs for 10 minutes. I just wish it was diesel instead of propane.

 

[WhiteWolf]

I got plenty of propane.

So... my most recent batch of herbal med is bottled; a quick clean up of the trashed floor in here; recent deliveries unboxes and moved to work location... Hol got the field mowed so I can plow & disc... oh, and I gave a haircut today.

it's BEER THIRTY. See you guys in the tavern.

 

[Optimist]

It's noon. Power's still up in NW Arkansas, though the map didn't suggest problems here anyhow. @HandLoad, how are things up your way?

https://poweroutage.us/

Maine looks like the major failure point on the link posted.

 

[Back40]

KP index shows no disruption at this time. 0-4 is just a typical baseline.

 

[240Geezer]

Yeah. Not expecting anything spectacular here. I tuned up the radio on a couple of bands. Not much going on except the usual background noise and ubiquitous CW jocks.

 

[john 1775]

It's noon. Power's still up in NW Arkansas, though the map didn't suggest problems here anyhow. @HandLoad, how are things up your way?

https://poweroutage.us/

Maine looks like the major failure point on the link posted.

They had a bad storm the other day.

 

[LostViking]

It's noon. Power's still up in NW Arkansas, though the map didn't suggest problems here anyhow. @HandLoad, how are things up your way?

https://poweroutage.us/

Maine looks like the major failure point on the link posted.

3:00 PM here in Northern Pa. Power on/all good.

I have beer, potted meat and saltines.
Not feeling the worry on this one.

 

[WhiteWolf]

Well, I am getting better than normal FM radio reception since last night. Usually one of these knocks it out and I'm back to the shortwave (better quality radio) tuning in a local country music station instead.

 

[HandLoad]

Power Normal. No interruptions, and no spikes, flickers, or dimming noted.

Might be good Conditions tonight.

 

[240Geezer]

I’m game. Pick a time?

 

[WhiteWolf]

And I just had a short, but complete internet outage here... ATT cell-based network.

 

[Back40]

 

[240Geezer]

Appears to be kickin up a notch or three.
No disruption here yet tho.

 

[240Geezer]

Quick check of the ham o sphere shows much activity on 4o meters JS8Call. Not so much on 8o meters. 3528 and thereabouts busy with CW just now.

 

[john 1775]

What’s a ham o sphere?
I’ve been watching MIDTN Net for over an hour. No issues.

 

[240Geezer]

Same as the blog o sphere but predates the internet 🤣