M-Class Solar Flare on June 8, 2024 01:55UTC
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- #hamradio #propagation #hamclock #solarflare
Two days after an M-Class flare that peaked at M6.0, a stronger flare erupted. It takes 8 minutes for the effect to reach Earth. I tracked the flare’s X-Ray value using the Ham Clock software. I was able to monitor the intensity of the flare as it continued to rise. M is a medium flare. It can adversely affect HF communications in the 3-30MHz range for 10-60 minutes. Watch the video to see how high the X-ray flux valued reached.
If you are interested in purchasing the HF Clock, here is a link: www.veritiumhfclock.com. I recommend the Raspberry Pi version. The ESP (Wooden) units are slow and have limited functionality.
If you only want the software, it is called Ham Clock. Here is a link that shows how to install it free on a PC: w4cae.com/wait-a-hamming-minu...
There is an inexpensive Inovato Quadra computer bundle that comes with the software installed. As I write this, the bundle only costs $50. It is available from: www.inovato.com
Note: Ham Clock version 3.03 included significant changes related to the DX clusters. Prior to 3.03, every single spot from the cluster to the clock resulted in the clock sending a show/heading command which a very vocal minority of dxcluster sysops objected to. From 3.03 onwards, the heading calculations are done locally to take the stress off of the remote cluster. For versions after 3.03, the clock puts no more load on the dxcluster network than any other user does which is a good thing. However, the local CPU load is now very high for the ESP version of the HF Clock. Users of the ESP version of the HF Clock will notice a loss of the ability to tap a callsign in the DX cluster and see the short path plot, beam heading, DX WX, and VOACAP data for the station you clicked on. The processor in the HF Clock is just not powerful enough to keep up with the new programming that was required to minimize the load on the DX cluster servers.
Below is a list of reliable DX cluster hosts I have found:
Note: If you leave the Login field blank, it will use the callsign you entered in the setup menu. If you have more than one instance of Ham Clock running, use your callsign-1, callsign-2, callsign-3, etc., so the clusters don’t block you for logging in too many times with the same callsign.
port: 7300
host: mayodx.ath.cx
login:
or
port: 7300
host: g6nhu.getmyip.com
login:
or
port: 7300
host: dxc.w1nr.net
login:
Note: G6NHU created a new node that is optimized for Ham Clock version 3.03 or newer. For more information click this link: qso365.co.uk/g6nhu-2-dx-cluster/
port: 7300
host: dxspider.co.uk
login:
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Thank you for helping keep the channel going, Wendell!
Thanks Doug.
You’re very welcome, Jim.
I don't know why the algorithm showed this to me, but it seems very interesting! It feels weird being able to listen to all of this... as if I encountered a secret video from the government (because of all the code names, i have no clue why everybody on this channel including viewers has one in what looks like the same format). It just looks like its own small community of VERY dedicated people, which is awesome.
We are definitely a small dedicated community. The main focus is practical operating tips.
Interesting, no wonder 11M has been open. Can't say the same for the lower frequencies.
Solar flares affect all of HF. It doesn’t mean there is no propagation. It’s just limited. 40m will usually work to some extent even during a flare. I consider 40 meters as the most reliable HF band.
cool screen - is that custom or can you buy those ?
The self-contained unit is the ESP unit from Veritium. It isn’t full featured but displays what I want to see on it. I have the Inovato Quadra and another version running on my PC. They are both fully functional. Details are in the video description. I assume by your question that you didn’t read the description. If you watch all the videos in the Radio Wave Propagation playlist you will have opportunities to see all three of my Ham Clocks in action.
Do you think it's possible to get this working on an ESP32-2432S028R? Maybe have it cycle through screens rather than having all of them on the same screen?
I doubt it. But you can program the various panes to cycle through different data. Veritium sells the ESP unit I have. You could ask them.