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ARLP008 Propagation de K7RA

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Propagation Forecast Bulletin 8 ARLP008
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA February 24, 2023
To all radio amateurs 

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ARLP008 Propagation de K7RA

Solar activity plunged this reporting week, although there was great
the excitement when the solar flux on February 17 was reported as a
record breaking 343.1.

Because it was the noon reading, it is still reported by NOAA as the
solar flux, but this was a false reading when the observatory at
Penticton, British Columbia was swamped by energy from a solar
flare.

So, in this report, I have chosen the 1800 UTC flux value, which was
165.

Average daily sunspot number plunged from 182.4 to 107, while
average solar flux dropped from 196.4 to 162.4. If I had not changed
the 343.1 to 165, s
		
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