[ 11:00? PM EDT? 6 Oct / 0300 UTC 7 Oct]
I am currently observing a dramatic demonstration of how overwhelmingly superior VARA is? compared to classic AX.25? HF packet. ? At this time, there is a nearly total HF blackout on 30M due to the massive solar CME (coronal mass ejection)
Currently, my APRS mapping webserver for 30M meters 300-baud HF packet APRS is showing no stations at all. (Normally at this time of the evening there would be half a dozen or so stations around the country showing on my map. Receive via UZ7HO Soundmodem software TNC. )
Meanwhile, beacons from WA7GMX-8 in Washington state and WB8SKP-9 in western Kentucky are continuing to be received on 30M APRS-over-VARA, here at my QTH near East Lansing, Michigan.
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Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com
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EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
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