I'm looking forward to participating in the following activities through today -- 7 Land QSO Party; New England QSO Party; Indiana QSO Party; and ARI International DX Contest. I'm watching Reverse Beacon Network populating ViewProp with DX Atlas visualization. Currently, ViewProp is reporting 223 active paths, signal traffic azimuths suggest polar path activity between North America and Europe as significant.
West Coast signal density into Europe is moderate on 15m only.
Latest SWPC 3-day Space Weather Forecast:
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 02/2100Z to 03/2100Z: Solar activity has been at high levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a M5 event observed at 03/1732Z from Region 1739 (N13E75). There are currently 8 numbered sunspot regions on the disk.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is likely to be moderate with a slight chance for an X-class flare on days one, two, and three (04 May, 05 May, 06 May).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 02/2100Z to 03/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 482 km/s at 02/2141Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 1905 pfu.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels on days one and three (04 May, 06 May) and quiet to active levels on day two (05 May). Protons have a slight chance of crossing threshold on days one, two, and three (04 May, 05 May, 06 May).
Contest on!
West Coast signal density into Europe is moderate on 15m only.
Latest SWPC 3-day Space Weather Forecast:
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 02/2100Z to 03/2100Z: Solar activity has been at high levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a M5 event observed at 03/1732Z from Region 1739 (N13E75). There are currently 8 numbered sunspot regions on the disk.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is likely to be moderate with a slight chance for an X-class flare on days one, two, and three (04 May, 05 May, 06 May).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 02/2100Z to 03/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, reached a peak speed of 482 km/s at 02/2141Z. Electrons greater than 2 MeV at geosynchronous orbit reached a peak level of 1905 pfu.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels on days one and three (04 May, 06 May) and quiet to active levels on day two (05 May). Protons have a slight chance of crossing threshold on days one, two, and three (04 May, 05 May, 06 May).
Contest on!