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dxAce wrote:

The K7RA Solar Update

SEATTLE, WA, Jan 13, 2006--Geomagnetic conditions have been very,
very quiet. This week has seen many periods when the K index--both
planetary and mid-latitude--was zero or one. The average
planetary/mid-latitude K index this week dropped from 5.4/5.1 last
week to 3.3/3.4 in the current reporting period.

Of course, this low in the solar cycle, it is not surprising that
sunspot numbers and solar flux also dropped. Average daily sunspot
numbers declined by 35 points from last week to 14.7, and solar flux
was down 7.5 points to an average of 79.4.

Over the next week expect these conditions to stay the same, with
some slightly unsettled geo-activity possible January 16.

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Low bands have been good and the higher bands weak on the multi-hop
signals. Winter in NA and low sun spot cycle right Ace?

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Telamon
Ventura, California