It’s good to see that the RF conditions seemed to be more than acceptable for the stage of the solar cycle. Shame the WX stopped a few from taking part. Not quite perfect but not bad for those looking forward to participating. Sadly for me I had a prior radio engagement or I’d have been braving something as well.
I’ve been looking at the solar conditions today and they’re a bit grim with K=4 A=16 for high latitudes as the predicted geomagnetic storms hit. Raw RBN spots are down to the point you can actually read the display as it scrolls rather than the usual blur and the DXcluster is ‘quiet’.
The question to answer is whether the good conditions were, as Ed had questioned, anything to do with the impending solar storm or if they were just typical of the arrival of November in the Northern Hemisphere.