Hurricane Watch Net Stands Down after Nearly 40 Hours of Operation

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has announced that it’s shutting down its activation for Hurricane Florence, now downgraded to a Tropical Storm but still “a formidable system that will affect the coastal states for days,” HWN Assistant Manager Stan Broadway, N8BHL, said. “Because the storm is moving inland, Amateur Radio activity will shift to the various state and regional emergency nets,” Broadway added.

The HWN operated on two frequencies simultaneously — its “home” 20-meter frequency of 14.325 MHz and its 40-meter frequency of 7.268 MHz.

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The K7RA Solar Update

We observed a return of sunspot activity during the past reporting week (September 6-12), with spots on four days, but not consecutive. Sunspots were visible on September 8-9 and 11-12. Average daily sunspot numbers increased to 7.6, compared to zero over the previous seven days.

Average daily solar flux increased from 67.8 to 68.6, and planetary A index doubled from 6.3 to 12.6, while mid-latitude A index went from 5.9 to 10.

The September 13 forecast predicted solar flux at 70 on September 14, 68 on September 15-22, 67 on September 23-24, 68 on September 25 through October 6, 70 on October 7-9, 68 on October 10-19, 67 on October 20-21, 6 ... Читать дальше »

SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP037
ARLP037 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP37
QST de W1AW 
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 37 ARLP037
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA September 15, 2018
To all radio amateurs 

SB PROP ARL ARLP037
ARLP037 Propagation de K7RA

We observed a return of sunspot activity during the past reporting
week (September 6-12), with spots on four days, but not consecutive.
Sunspots were visible on September 8-9 and 11-12. Average daily
sunspot numbers increased to 7.6, compared to zero over the previous
seven days.

Average daily solar flux increased from 67.8 to 68.6, and planetary
A index doubled from 6.3 to 12.6, while mid-latitude A index went
from 5.9 to 10.

The September 13 forecast predicted solar flux at 70 on September
14, 68 on September 15-22, 67 on September 23-24, 68 on September 25
through October 6, 70 on October 7-9, 68 on October 10-19, 67 on
October 20-
		
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