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It just keeps getting better! During the CQ WW Contest weekend, the solar
flux climbed into the upper 70's. But, as this week unfolds, the flux
climbs, with a current flux of 81! This is the highest recording yet
since the first observed "new cycle sunspot" in January 2008, the
"official" visual start of Sunspot Cycle 24. (We'll see where the
statistical averaged solar minimum actually occurs).
Speaking of... the monthly observed smoothed count of zero, recorded in
August, does not make that the statistical lowest point in the moving
average, because the months prior, and the months since, have higher
numbers. And, these numbers, except for August, are all increasing, each
month. The current sunspot activity is further confirmation that this
cycle is, albeit slow, alive and increasing in activity.
DX was great over the weekend. Even 15 meters was hot with activity.
This week is one to enjoy - the CME and Flare activity continues to be low
to at most moderate, leaving the geomagnetic field mostly stable. This
results in fairly normal (non-depressed) ionospheric conditions.
Please feel free to post your observations of conditions on HF, this
week. It would be very enlightening to hear how conditions really are, in
your location. Please post your grid square / location, along with the
report of working conditions and results of your activity.
This is an exciting start to the Autumn DX season!
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73 de NW7US, Tomas David Hood - Bitterroot Valley of Montana
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist : http://tomasdavidhood.com
Contributing editor:
CQ Magazine, CQ VHF, Popular Communications
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