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From: Jim and Kate Belt <jkbelt@spiritone.com>
To: TenTec Net <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 5:18 PM
Subject: [TenTec] zip
>Ok, who shut down the amateur bands? This is a week plus of no or little
>activity. Even WWV is almost inaudible.
>Jim K7JIH
Here the propagation numbers for today.
on or about May 1 two hugh solar falars erupted on the sun.. cuase a major
solar strom. The numbers listed below are Indicitive of the fact that HF
communications will be affected over much of the earth..
The A index is extremely High.. 83 today.. that is very bad of Hf
propagation
Just so you'd know 73 Dave Kc1di
:Issued: 1998 May 05 0901 UT
# Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center.
#
# Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 4 May follow.
Solar flux 121 and Boulder A-index 83.
The Boulder K-index at 0900 UT on 5 May was 4 (53 nT).
Solar-terrestrial conditions for the last 24 hours follow.
Solar activity was low.
The geomagnetic field was at quiet to major storm levels.
A major geomagnetic storm began at 1200 UT on 2 May
The forecast for the next 24 hours follows.
Solar activity will be moderate.
The geomagnetic field will be at unsettled to major storm levels
If you'd like this information it is available daily at
ftp://ftp.sel.noaa.gov/pub/latest/wwv.txt
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