Solar storm

[96terrano]

Don't know if anybody else has one, but there is a solar storm over dumfrise and Galloway where we live. it's all ready taken out half our towns power. Street lights have all blown, the radio in my mums Honda jazz has fried itself think the ecu has to because it idles at 3500 rpm and our computer, phones and things have burnt out went outside and there's no wind, rain or anything common. Think it's electromagnetic radiation

 

[Fez_uk]

AH its the end of the world!

There was possibilities last week thursday/friday.

 

[makeitfit]

OOOOH the insurance co shares are about to collapse then :lol

 

[Fez_uk]

I've got my end of the world telephone ready.

 

[96terrano]

That phone may be needed:lol

 

[Fez_uk]

http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=23&month=02&year=2011

an unexpected solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of Feb. 21st. The impact did not spark a strong geomagnetic storm, but auroras appeared around the Arctic Circle anyway

 

[wildbri]

you need two phones to have a conversation, who you gonna phone?

 

[96terrano]

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my very dark street. hardly any lights suvived

 

[zippy656]

you need two phones to have a conversation, who you gonna phone?

ghost busters!

 

[Fez_uk]

you need two phones to have a conversation, who you gonna phone?

Whoever else has a HF radio.

Does not need any infrastructure.

 

[solarman216]

Glad I do not live in Scotland, only wants a big one of those to hit centrally and all this computer stuff we have all come to accept as part of our daily lives will be fried, no bank accounts no store transactions, just total chaos, not a nice thought, Rick

 

[96terrano]

I've got a Hf antenna that I fond in s skip, works perfectly

 

[zippy656]

Glad I do not live in Scotland, only wants a big one of those to hit centrally and all this computer stuff we have all come to accept as part of our daily lives will be fried, no bank accounts no store transactions, just total chaos, not a nice thought, Rick

i bet the powers that be have it covered!..



hang one... this is the land of " it will never be me"

we are all doomed!:lol

 

[jace]

would storms emp not fry radio,batterys etc or being miltery is it shielded? phone boxes are suposed to work no matter what civil defence an all that........<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0V3SqxUomwk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[Fez_uk]

I don't know the specifics about it but. Its alot less likely to harm a simple radio.

Just think of what electronics are connected from your pc to mine to make the link. Aswell as electricity network etc.

 

[wildbri]

we are due south of you in Cumbria, I will let you know if it reaches us. Oh......... if it blows up the computer I wont be able to tell you!!! good bye everyone, regards bri

 

[Fez_uk]

Had a quick read up on it, seems its could cause electric currents to surge along power lines etc.

 

[zippy656]

Had a quick read up on it, seems its could cause electric currents to surge along power lines etc.

best unplug every thing then Bri

 

[solarman216]

I don't know the specifics about it but. Its alot less likely to harm a simple radio.

Just think of what electronics are connected from your pc to mine to make the link. Aswell as electricity network etc.

You are only safe with an old valve jobbie, transistors and there derivatives will fry even if shielded, Briggie is the best guy to answer this in specific terms, Rick

 

[Fez_uk]

so the military are buggered then too?

It will be alot less likely to damage a HF radio, especially when not plugged into anything.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/