The flux number seems permanently stuck at 66, with an occassional spike all the
way up to 67.

Could it be that the decline in homebrewing and self-repair of our equipment,
resulting in less release of solder fumes, is affecting that number?

Solar flux? Solder flux? Could they be related?

Or are these guys on strike ---- http://www.fluxfactory.org/

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73, de Hans, K0HB
Most Reverend Liberator of the Electric Smoke