So there is a bad ass solar flare [1] punking up the radio bands tonight. Everything is extra noisy and pulling in stations is proving difficult. Even so I found W6S (don’t forget Winona) on the 40 meter band and checked another station off the Route 66 On the Air event [2].

One benefit, I suppose, is that we might be in a prime location to see aurora borealis [3] even as far south as Western Iowa into north central Nebraska.

[1] http://gizmodo.com/an-extreme-solar-flare-is-blasting-its-way-to-our-pla-1633372360
[2] http://www.w6jbt.org/2013site/route-66-on-the-air/qsl-card-routing-and-station-website-addresses/
[3] http://www.accuweather.com/en/features/trend/northern_lights_viewing_condit/33834457