Category Archives: Solar Cycles

Has Solar Cycle 25 begun?

Posted on November 19, 2018 by robert

From SpaceWeather.com Over the weekend, a magnetically reversed sunspot appeared in the sun’s northern hemisphere. Its high latitude and “backwards” magnetic polarity mark it as a member of the next solar cycle. Is Solar Minimum over? Not even close, but … Continue reading →

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Solar Cycle 25 Beginning?

Posted on May 26, 2018 by robert

Current solar cycle 24 is declining more quickly than forecast.  Will the solar minimum last longer, or does this signal that Cycle 25 is about to begin? Some helioscientists are saying that early signs of Solar Cycle 25 are already … Continue reading →

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Year-end DX/WAS Summary

Posted on December 31, 2017 by robert

2017 was a slow year for DX & WAS.  I suspect due to a combination of working most of the easy ones and a rapidly declining Solar Cycle 24.  It is hard to imagine how poor things will be for … Continue reading →

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