I read somewhere this morning that our current geomagnetic storm is the biggest in over 20 years. I have no idea if that is true or not but it is certainly the biggest storm since I became active and has wiped out the HF bands. I made a casual pass this morning and was rewarded with nothing on most bands. There were a few signals on 40 and 80, although there was so much noise there that it wasn’t worth hanging around and attempting to make contact. With a guest in the house this week I haven’t had time to check if there has been any improvement.

Most of the world is oblivious, of course, as satellites and cables wrapped around the earth ensure information gets transferred wherever it is needed. The average American’s only understanding of the storm is a news blurb that the Northern Lights might be visible tonight.

I did wonder about the financial interests that use HF to transmit their data. What a shame it would be if they made a few less dollars today because the sun decided to spew an extra dose of plasma our way…