"They say sunspot maximum is the golden age for HAMs..."
Well, I'm now two summers deep into this relentless solar burping and D-layer thickening — and I respectfully disagree.
Maybe the solar minimum is even worse?
Either way, I’d like to file a complaint with the universe. I want my money back :D
@OH3CUF Solar maximum was vastly oversold, to be sure. It has not lived up to the hype whatsoever.
My anticipation and hope is that it will be good on the downslope heading towards minimum, for some time - that should, in my estimation, be a period of greater stability, or at least less violent outbursts. It's also a decent amount of time - we have quite a while to go before true minimums.
Jouni OH3CUF
Scott VE3QBZ