Subj : 2 The ARRL Letter for November 16, 2017 To : all From : mark lewis Date : Fri Nov 17 2017 12:06:48 The volunteer count was incorrect in the article "Amateur Radio Volunteers Continue New York City Marathon Tradition," in the November 9 edition of The ARRL Letter. There were more than 250 volunteers. The news brief "Mother, Daughter Radio Amateurs Active from Nepal," in the same edition misspelled the nickname of Tejaswita (Teju) Kharel, 9N1DX. ____________________________________________________________________________ The K7RA Solar Update Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Thirteen days of zero sunspots ended on Tuesday and Wednesday with sunspot numbers of 14 on both days. The average daily sunspot number rose from 0 to 4 this reporting week, while the average daily solar flux dipped slightly, from 70.8 to 70.3. The average planetary A index decreased from 15.6 to 12.3, and average mid-latitude A index declined from 12.4 to 8.6. Predicted solar flux is 75 on November 16-27; then 73, 72, and 71 on November 28-30; 70 on December 1-2; 69 on December 3-4; 68 on December 5-7; 69 on December 8-9; 70 on December 10; 73 on December 11-16; 75 on December 17-24; 73, 72, and 71 on December 25-27; 70 on December 28-29, and 69 on December 30. Predicted planetary A index is 12, 14, 10, and 8 on November 16-19; 20 on November 20-21; 18 and 10 on November 22-23; 5 on November 24-28; 8 and 10 on November 29-30; 5 on December 1-3; 35, 40, 28, 20, and 10 on December 4-8; 5 on December 9-10; 15, 18, 12, 15, 12, and 8 on December 11-16; 20 on December 17-19; 8 on December 20; 5 on December 21-25; 8 and 10 on December 26-27, and 5 on December 28-30. Sunspot numbers for November 9-15 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 14, and 14, with a mean of 4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 65.8, 68.6, 67.3, 69.4, 72.1, 74.4, and 74.2, with a mean of 70.3. Estimated planetary A indices were 20, 21, 8, 6, 6, 11, and 14, with a mean of 12.3. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 11, 13, 7, 4, 6, 8, and 11, with a mean of 8.6. Send me your reports and observations. ____________________________________________________________________________ Just Ahead in Radiosport * November 17 -- YO International PSK31 Contest * November 18 -- Feld Hell Sprint * November 18 -- RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest (CW) * November 18-19 -- LZ DX Contest (CW, phone) * November 18-19 -- All Austrian 160-Meter Contest (CW) * November 18-19 -- REF 160-Meter Contest (CW) * November 18-20 -- ARRL November Sweepstakes (SSB) * November 19 -- Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment Party (CW) * November 20 -- Run for the Bacon QRP Contest (CW) * November 22 -- SKCC Sprint (CW) * November 22 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (SSB) * November 25-26 -- CQ World Wide DX Contest (CW) * November 29 -- UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (CW) * November 30 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (CW) See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. 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