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    "Usual Suspect" WZ7U's Avatar
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    Who knew low sunspot activity helps falling debris stay afloat?

    I was reading through the Space Weather website about the Chinese space station re-entry into the atmosphere and came to this part, which floored me

    "Initially, Chinese officials speculated that re-entry would occur in late 2017. However, low solar activity delayed the splashdown. Sunspot numbers have plummeted recently as the solar cycle heads toward a deep solar minimum:
    Without sunspots, the sun's extreme ultraviolet radiation decreased. Earth's upper atmosphere cooled and contracted, reducing aerodynamic friction that would otherwise bring Tiangong-1 down. "Late 2017" became the spring of 2018."

    So, low sunspots aren't just bad for upper HF propagation anymore. It helps keep space debris in space. Lucky me I'm above the predicted latitude of re-entry.

    Article - you'll have to scroll down a bit to get to it - here http://spaceweather.com/

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    So resistance is NOT futile?
    I thought religions were prophet based organizations.
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    Low spots = better AMSAT longevity.

    /heads away to dust off the FT-726R...
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    No, but futility is resistant!
    Might be induced to impede...
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    So there I was, totally naked. With only a rubber hose and a stuffed animal...

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    Quote Originally Posted by KD8TUT View Post
    Might be induced to impede...
    As long as you don't over reactance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by suddenseer View Post
    As long as you don't over reactance.
    Right... but I don;t have that capacity.
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    So there I was, totally naked. With only a rubber hose and a stuffed animal...

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    How about a grid block? Or is that to biased?
    I thought religions were prophet based organizations.
    What do you mean I am out of money? I still have checks!
    Remember, amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic

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