As I type this, my side of the planet has undergone a sudden R2 radio blackout due to a M 6.8 solar flare. Sadly no 40/20/15 meter contacts for the next few hours.
As I was confirming the flare, I checked up on the Solar Flux Index for Cycle 25, and discovered we are now well outside of the upper predicted limit for the cycle. This is making our HF work both challenging (like today), and fascinating (a few days from now when the ionosphere calms down). I’ve been enjoying world-wide DX at night recently, something I haven’t seen since 2012.
