1859, hmmm. Way before my time!
However, I was radio-operator from 1947 to 1981 in the Merchant Marine and on weather stations in Greenland one time 400 miles from the North Pole!!
The majority of radio communications was on short waves. We were constantly advised of Sun-Spots interfering on our effectiveness or ineffectiveness on successful radio contacts, good or impossible some times depending on our positions and clock time. Bottom line NOTHING we would be special upset by as being part of our jobs!!!
Your refusal to discuss the Carrington event clearly shows don’t wish to discuss the subject at hand. The fact that you was a radio operator has nothing to do with the subject of super solar flares like the Carrington event. XClearly you don’t even know what the Carrington event was.