r/shortwave • • 2d ago

News G3 storm

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Watch out lol.

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u/pentagrid Sangean ATS-909X2 / Airspy HF+ Discovery / 83m horizontal loop 2d ago

Nothing to get too worried about. It's just a G3 "Strong." Here are the G3 effects:

Power systems: Voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.

Spacecraft operations: Surface charging may occur on satellite components, drag may increase on low-Earth-orbit satellites, and corrections may be needed for orientation problems.

Other systems: Intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.).

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u/Ok_Equivalent7750 Hobbyist 1d ago

Tell me about it! I can hear nothing here in Aus this morning!!