[festus]

http://news.yahoo.com/solar-storm-headed-toward-earth-may-disrupt-power-162508973.html

hope this is mild!

[budroe]

Hope my cable tv isn't affected - "Swamp People" is on tv tomorrow evening.

[festus]

Hope my cable tv isn't affected - "Swamp People" is on tv tomorrow evening.
I am worried about my Dish and Cell service myself...not to mention the wireless network and "the Cloud"

[budroe]

We're supposed to have thunderstorms here for the next four or five days. Our cable has already started taking hits. I would imagine if there's serious solar flare issues the internet will be taking hits.

[budroe]

Did anyone notice any problems this morning?? I was sick all day and was only on-line for a few minutes this morning.

[festus]

none yet

[gunfan]

"Batten down the hatches!" We'll show those hatches! LOL!

Scott

[budroe]

I talked with a HAM buddy tonight. He says the airwaves have been adversely affected by the solar problems. Still getting through in some bands; problems on others.

[KathleenElsie]

That was a "cry wolf" moment.

[festus]

That was a "cry wolf" moment.
Not really...airlines rerouted, Ham radio was a bearcat to use. Sat comms took a minor hit.

I would sooner think that we dodged a bullet.

[budroe]

Luckily commo systems have such redundancy these days its easier to work around problems. Twenty-five years ago the majority of international communications were still carried out via HF. What was a minor inconvenience last week would have been a much bigger problem back then. I would imagine some of the major satellite systems were affected, requiring the users to switch to alternate frequencies - expensive.

[festus]

Luckily commo systems have such redundancy these days its easier to work around problems. Twenty-five years ago the majority of international communications were still carried out via HF. What was a minor inconvenience last week would have been a much bigger problem back then. I would imagine some of the major satellite systems were affected, requiring the users to switch to alternate frequencies - expensive.
key word here...EXPENSIVE!!!