Gates9@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 6 MonatenSun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacificwww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down10 cross-posted to: science@beehaw.org
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkSun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacificwww.space.comGates9@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 6 Monatenmessage-square58linkfedilink cross-posted to: science@beehaw.org
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 6 MonatenWhat services might people have noticed being unusable because of this?
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·vor 5 MonatenPlane to controller coms.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 5 MonatenCool, that was my first guess! You specifically don’t mention controller -> plane comms, is that just because they have more powerful transmitters?
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·vor 5 MonatenPlanes can talk on multiple frequencies, only some of which will be messed up, and not for long. Solar flares are of short duration, and once they stop hitting the earth, equilibrium in the ionosphere is restored fairly quickly.
What services might people have noticed being unusable because of this?
Plane to controller coms.
Cool, that was my first guess!
You specifically don’t mention controller -> plane comms, is that just because they have more powerful transmitters?
Planes can talk on multiple frequencies, only some of which will be messed up, and not for long. Solar flares are of short duration, and once they stop hitting the earth, equilibrium in the ionosphere is restored fairly quickly.