[RSM] RSM Digest, Vol 56, Issue 4

Fri May 7 12:29:01 EDT 2021

WWW DX CW Results Are Out (Gord Kosmenko)

Don't know how I placed first in Manitoba for both of these....I am
suspicious....

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>    1. CWWW DX CW Results Are Out (Gord Kosmenko)
>    2. FW: May 11, 7:30 PM CST - WARC\RSM presentation on
>       "Introduction to Ham Radio Logging" (ed_richardson at shaw.ca)
>    3. W3LPL prop forecast Fri-Sun, May 7-9 (Art Boyars)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 10:01:41 -0600
> From: Gord Kosmenko <gord.kosmenko at gmail.com>
> To: rsm at contesting.com
> Subject: [RSM] CWWW DX CW Results Are Out
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> Check it out ......
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> https://www.cqww.com/results/
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> 73, Gord VE6SV
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 19:41:15 -0500
> From: <ed_richardson at shaw.ca>
> To: "'rsm'" <rsm at contesting.com>
> Subject: [RSM] FW: May 11, 7:30 PM CST - WARC\RSM presentation on
>         "Introduction to Ham Radio Logging"
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> Passing the invitation along
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>
> Ed Richardson
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> From: John Romanec <ve4vjr at gmail.com>
> Sent: May 6, 2021 5:45 PM
> To: undisclosed-recipients:
> Subject: May 11, 7:30 PM CST - WARC\RSM presentation on "Introduction to
> Ham Radio Logging"
>
>
>
> Hi everyone, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:30 PM CST, David LatourVE4DL of
> the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club and RadioSport Manitoba will be giving a
> presentation on "Introduction to Ham Radio Logging". David's presentation
> is going to go beyond the tried and true paper logs, which are still used
> and are quite adequate for a lot of hams, and delve into logging software.
> With a multitude of Amateur Radio logging software out there, finding the
> right one can be a drawn out affair whether you are a new ham or been
> around for a while. Do you want free (not always the best option)? Do you
> want for Windows, Linux, Mac? Are you the type that likes lots of colours,
> maps, flashing lights, etc and are patient enough to figure them all out,
> or do you want simple and intuitive? Are you into, or wanting to get into,
> contesting? Come join us for David's dive into this facet of Amateur Radio
> that every single ham must face.
>
>
>
> David has been a ham for about 10 yrs and an active WARC executive member
> for a lot of that time. Currently he is WARC's treasurer. He has had as
> varied a background as anyone I have ever known, and is probably worthy of
> its own presentation. As David gets more and more addicted to contesting
> and chasing DX, the choice of logging software has become an important
> consideration and David is going to share some of that journey with us.
>
>
>
> Please pass this invitation on to your clubs' membership and anyone else
> you think may be interested in this presentation. We really look forward to
> having you attend!
>
>
>
> 73, John Romanec VE4VJR
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 7 May 2021 09:20:43 -0400
> From: Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com>
> To: rsm <rsm at contesting.com>
> Subject: [RSM] W3LPL prop forecast Fri-Sun, May 7-9
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> From: donovanf at erols.com
> To: PVRC List <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc:
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> Date: Fri, 7 May 2021 07:19:37 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: [PVRC] Old solar active region 2817 has rotated back onto the
> visible disk
>
> Long distance propagation forecast for Friday through Sunday May 7-9
>
>
> My propagation forecast derived from today's NOAA/SWPC web
>
> pages is published five days a week (M-F) in the Daily DX.
>
>
>
> Propagation is likely to be normal through Sunday.
>
>
>
> 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 be about 72 through Sunday.
>
> SILSO is reporting that a single solar active region (old region 2817)
>
> has rotated onto the visible disk with six sunspots.
>
>
> www.solarham.net/pictures/2021/may7_2021_disk.jpg
>
>
> 160 and 80 meter short path propagation from North America to
>
> VK/ZL and the south Pacific is likely to be normal through Sunday.
>
> 40 meter short path propagation to south Asia is likely to be normal
>
> at about 0015Z Sunday. 40 meter short path propagation from North
>
> America to east Asia after about 0930Z is likely to be normal through
>
> Sunday.
>
>
>
> 30 meter propagation through the auroral ovals and polar regions is
>
> likely to be normal through Sunday. 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 night
>
> time propagation in the northern hemisphere is likely to improve
>
> slightly mostly due to longer daylight duration.
>
>
>
> 20 meter daytime and evening propagation through the auroral
>
> ovals and polar regions is likely to be normal through Sunday.
>
> 20 meter northern transpolar propagation within a few hours of
>
> sunrise and sunset will steadily improve with gradually increasing
>
> electron density in the polar F2 region through June. 20 meter night
>
> time long distance propagation in the northern hemisphere is likely
>
> to improve slightly mostly due to longer daylight duration.
>
>
>
> 17 and 15 meter daytime long distance propagation in the northern
>
> hemisphere is likely to improve slightly mostly due to longer daylight
>
> duration. 12 and 10 meter daytime long distance propagation is likely
>
> to be mostly unreliable and mostly limited to propagation from North
>
> America to Southern Africa, South Atlantic, South America and South
>
> Pacific regions.
>
>
>
> Geomagnetic disturbances *caused by coronal hole high speed streams*
>
> are likely to remain mostly brief, minor and less frequent through at
>
> least late 2021. The north-south (Bz) component of the IMF plays a
>
> *crucial role* in triggering all geomagnetic storms. Brief minor to
>
> moderate geomagnetic storms may be gradually triggered when Bz
>
> persists in a southward orientation (-Bz) with enhanced IMF field
>
> strength for several hours *coincident with* the effects of an earth
>
> directed *coronal hole high speed stream*. More frequent, longer
>
> duration, minor to severe geomagnetic storms may be triggered
>
> *suddenly* when Bz persists in a southward orientation (-Bz) with
>
> enhanced IMF field strength for several hours or more *coincident*
>
> *with* the effects of an earth directed CME.
>
>
>
> IMF field strength, solar wind speed near earth and geomagnetic
>
> activity are likely to be at background levels through Sunday.
>
> Geomagnetic storms and earth directed coronal high speed streams,
>
> solar flares and CMEs strong enough to affect HF propagation are
>
> not likely through Sunday.
>
>
>
> Mid latitude northern hemisphere sunset is now 47 minutes later
>
> and daylength is 116 minutes longer than it was on the 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. The elevation angle of the
>
> midnight sun in the northern polar region is increasing about
>
> three degrees per week, steadily improving 20 meter northern
>
> trans-polar propagation through June.
>
>
>
> Click *here* <https://www.spaceweather.gc.ca/solarflux/sx-4-en.php> for
> today?s
> Penticton 10.7 cm solar flux index updated at 1700Z, 2000Z and 2300Z 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:
>
> http://dx.qsl.net/propagation and http://www.solarham.net
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73 de David VE4DL