Checking ftp://ftp.sel.noaa.gov/pub/latest/wwv.txt at 98 May 4 @ 18Z
data for May 3 : Boulder A (BA)=50 and Solar Flux (SF) = 117.
The BANDS ARE DEAD! Baloney! Don't be a weakling! Don't let
those dirty little D-layer ping pong electrons eat your lunch!
It's CONTEST TIME: How good are your ears on 80M in the middle of this
great Magnetic HydroDynamic Shockwave ??? (a/k/a "THE BANDS ARE
DEAD!") All YOU gotta do is fire up on 80M as follows:
If power is 100 watts or more, then work 3540-3550
If power is less than 100 watts, then work 3555-3565
and report in the following format:
Your Call + QTH + ...... log items ....
LOCAL DISTANCE POWER
DATE TIME TIME FREQ QSO CALL LOCATION MILES WATTS BA SF
e.g.,
May 5 1823Z 1223Z 3555 N7XJ UT-MANTI 1234 123 66 123
log continued .... ANTENNA
wet noodle
... where BA= Boulder A-Index and SF= Solar Flux as taken
from WWV as near as you can from the time you made the qso.
This egram to both cq-contest@contesting.com and the QRP crowd at
qrp-l@lehigh.edu ... I'll report all the logs I get to both reflectors
in summary .... then we can argue who won! ... Oh, one more thing, the
"QSO" has to last at least 5 minutes!
Big A Contest Time Period: From May 2 @ 12Z until
the Boulder A index drops below 30 and fizzles for a spell into the
twilight! Come on, don't let them QRP boys kick dirt in yer face!
Send logs to Dave Fischer/NC7W ===>>> utahfolk@konnections.com
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