[RSM] RSM Digest, Vol 54, Issue 18
David Latour
ve4dla at gmail.com
Tue Mar 23 16:16:09 EDT 2021
Topic 1: Ed, no I didn't mean multi-multi, was thinking combined scores of
Singles like a couple of contests back
Topic 2: Cary, this looks like I've missed one or two prior emails on the
subject. I do intend to operate unassisted for CQ WPX, what is it you want?
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> 1. Re: CQ WPX (ed_richardson at shaw.ca)
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> 3. (Decision time) W3LPL prop forcast for Mon-Tue (Art Boyars)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 11:30:17 -0500
> From: <ed_richardson at shaw.ca>
> To: "'rsm'" <rsm at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RSM] CQ WPX
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> Hi David.
>
> Are you referring to the Multi-op distributed category? This allows up to
> 6 stations to operate simultaneously as long as everyone of them is on a
> different band.
>
> I am playing a full effort for next weekend. What did you have in mind?
>
> Ed Richardson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RSM <rsm-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of David
> Sent: March 20, 2021 8:55 AM
> To: rsm at contesting.com
> Subject: [RSM] CQ WPX
>
> Am I the only phone contester? Or are we putting together teams for CQ WPX
> next weekend?
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> 73 David
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 22:20:54 -0700
> From: Cary Rubenfeld <carys1 at gmail.com>
> To: rsm <rsm at contesting.com>
> Subject: [RSM] WPX Unassisted Challenge
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> Hi Everyone at RSM and Followers
>
> Thank you to all who have sent comments and questions regarding
> the Unassisted Challenge! We are reading and considering all feedback we
> receive. Here?s some additional information and answers to some of the
> questions that have been asked:
>
> Rules are now published at www.unassisted.org/rules/
> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.unassisted.org/rules/__;%21%21Mih3wA%21SnoXxOKX0h8il6d572JYM7apM5ONlSkX_FPc6T6GgYEnN5Zom0bItUZlWBFAx9IZ$
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> . To enter you will be able to upload your log directly on the
> unassisted.org
> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://unassisted.org__;%21%21Mih3wA%21SnoXxOKX0h8il6d572JYM7apM5ONlSkX_FPc6T6GgYEnN5Zom0bItUZlWHGj36-5$
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> website.
> Or you can email your log to logs at unassisted.org . Please indicate your
> CQ
> Zone in body of the email. There will be more info on the website soon.
>
> The intent of the Challenge is to be a replacement for the
> bygone single-op unassisted categories in CQ WPX. Entrants MUST send their
> log to both CQ WPX and the Unassisted Challenge. We will list claimed
> scores and final scores on the unassisted.org
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> website.
>
> Due to the outstanding response we are expanding into a
> world-wide competition and will accept logs from all stations. *We are
> also offering two additional plaques for SSB: Top Canada High Power and Top
> Canada Low Power*. Depending on participation, we may add additional
> plaques in future events.
>
> The SSB and CW are two separate events (not a combined event)
> and QRP scores will be listed in a separate category.
>
> Send comments and questions to unassistedchallenge at gmail.com
>
> 73,
>
> Axel KI6RRN & Dan N6MJ
>
> https://unassisted.org/rules/
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>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:35:58 -0400
> From: Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com>
> To: rsm <rsm at contesting.com>
> Subject: [RSM] (Decision time) W3LPL prop forcast for Mon-Tue
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> Decision time -- are enough RSM Reflector subscribers interested in this to
> warrant my continuing to post on the Reflector? If there is not enough
> general interest, I could, perhaps, just forward it to interested
> individuals. OR...
>
> Note the last paragraph, where Frank suggests a source he says is
> "[p]erhaps the most useful HF propagation pages for DXers.... " OR...
>
> Note also that the forecast is published M-F in the Daily DX.
>
> 73, Art K3KU/VE4VTR
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> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 01:40:17 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [PVRC] Mostly below normal propagation through Tuesday
>
> Long distance propagation forecast for Monday and Tuesday, March 22-23
>
> My propagation forecast derived from today's NOAA/SWPC web
>
> pages is published five days a week (M-F) in the Daily DX.
>
>
>
> Low latitude propagation is likely to be normal through at least
>
> Tuesday. Mid-latitude propagation is likely to be mostly normal
>
> through Tuesday. Auroral zone and polar propagation is likely to be
>
> mostly below normal through Tuesday.
>
>
>
> Click *here* <https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/planetary-k-index.gif>
> for today?s
> latest planetary Kp Index, updated every three hours.
>
> Click *here* <http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html> for N0NBH?s current HF
> Band
> Conditions, updated regularly.
>
>
>
> The solar flux index (SFI) is likely to remain at about 77 though at
>
> least Tuesday. There is only one sunspot region on the visible disk
>
> with only two tiny sunspots having no significant effect on HF
>
> propagation.
>
>
>
> We are in the most disturbed weeks of the March-April geomagnetic
>
> storm season when the earth passes through the part of the interplanetary
>
> magnetic field (IMF) with most frequent, longest duration southward
>
> oriented magnetic field. Approximately twice as many brief minor and
>
> moderate geomagnetic storms occur during March and April compared
>
> to the quieter IMF during June and July. Brief minor to moderate
>
> geomagnetic storms may be triggered with little warning when the IMF
>
> rotates to a southward orientation and persists for several hours
>
> *coincident with* the effects of earth directed coronal hole high speed
>
> stream enhancements in the solar wind.
>
>
>
> 160 and 80 meter short path propagation to south Asia at about 0200Z
>
> is likely to be below normal through Tuesday. 80 meter short path
>
> propagation from North America to east Asia is likely to be below
>
> normal through Tuesday. 80, 40 and 30 meter long path propagation
>
> from North America to southeast Asia at about 2300Z is likely to be
>
> below normal through Tuesday.
>
>
>
> 30 meter auroral zone and polar propagation is likely to be below
>
> normal through Tuesday. 30 meter propagation is always significantly
>
> degraded within a few hours of local noon because of E-region
>
> blanketing of long distance F2 propagation. 30 meter propagation is
>
> unreliable during most of the night in the northern hemisphere
>
> because of insufficient residual night time F region electron density
>
> due to only two tiny sunspots on the visible disk.
>
>
>
> 20 meter daytime auroral zone and polar propagation is likely to be
>
> below normal through Tuesday. 20 meter northern hemisphere
>
> trans-polar propagation within a few hours of sunrise and sunset will
>
> gradually improve with increased electron density in the polar cap
>
> F2 region through June. Night time 20 meter propagation in the
>
> northern hemisphere continues to be very unreliable because of
>
> insufficient residual F region electron density due to only two tiny
>
> sunspots on the visible disk.
>
>
>
> 17 and 15 meter daytime mid-latitude propagation in the northern
>
> hemisphere continues to be shorter in duration because of insufficient
>
> F2 region electron density due to only two tiny sunspots on the visible
>
> disk. 12 and 10 meter daytime propagation is likely to be unreliable
>
> and mostly limited to propagation from North America to Southern
>
> Africa, South Atlantic, South America and South Pacific regions.
>
>
>
> Active geomagnetic conditions *caused by coronal hole high speed*
>
> *streams* are likely to remain mostly brief, minor and relatively
>
> infrequent through at least late 2021. Brief minor to moderate
>
> geomagnetic storms may be triggered when the IMF persists in a
>
> southward orientation (-Bz) with enhanced field strength for several
>
> hours *coincident with* the effects of earth directed coronal hole
>
> high speed stream enhancements in the solar wind.
>
>
>
> IMF field strength, solar wind speed near earth, coronal hole high
>
> speed stream effects and geomagnetic activity are likely to remain
>
> at enhanced levels through Tuesday due to waning coronal hole
>
> high speed stream effects in the solar wind. There is a possibility
>
> of isolated minor geomagnetic storm conditions for several hours
>
> after Monday local midnight. There is a chance of a glancing blow
>
> from a coronal mass ejection (CME) late Tuesday. Solar flares
>
> strong enough to affect HF propagation are not likely through Tuesday.
>
>
>
> Mid latitude northern hemisphere sunset is now 2 minutes later than
>
> it was on March 20th. Daylength is 5 minutes longer than it was on
>
> March 20th. Daylength is increasing by two minutes per day which
>
> is steadily lengthening the duration of common daylight between
>
> distant locations in the northern hemisphere. Daylength at far northern
>
> polar latitudes is increasing by 30 minutes per day and will reach
>
> 24 hours of daylight on April 7th, significantly improving 20 meter
>
> trans-polar propagation.
>
>
>
> Click *here* <https://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/solarflux/sx-4-en.php> for
> today?s
> Penticton 10.7 cm solar flux index updated at 1800Z, 2000Z and 2200Z daily.
>
> Click *here*
> <
> https://spaceweather.gfz-potsdam.de/fileadmin/ruggero/Kp_forecast/forecast_figures/KP_FORECAST_CURRENT.png
> >
> for today?s
> three-day GFZ Planetary K Index forecast updated every three hours.
>
> Click *here* <http://sidc.oma.be/products/meu/> for today's SIDC Daily
> Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity updated at 1230Z daily.
>
> Click *here* <https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/forecast-discussion>
> for today's
> SWPC Solar Activity Forecast Discussion updated at 0030Z and 1230Z daily.
>
> Click *here* <https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Space_Weather/1/1> for today's
> Australian Space Forecast Centre Summary and Forecast updated at 2330Z
> daily.
>
>
>
> Perhaps the most useful HF propagation pages for DXers can be found at:
>
> dx.qsl.net/propagation and www.solarham.net
>
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