Subj : 2 The ARRL Letter for May 3, 2018
To   : all
From : mark lewis
Date : Thu May 10 2018 08:49:14

Predicted solar flux is 67 on May 3-4; 68 and 69 on May 5-6; 70 on May 7-10; 68 
on May 11-13; 70 on May 14-28; 68 on May 29 - June 9, and 70 on June 10-16.

Predicted planetary A index is 5 on May 3-5; 16, 18, and 14 on May 6-8; 8 on 
May 9-10; 5 on May 11-16; 42, 12, and 8 on May 17-19; 5 on May 20-June 1; 8, 
15, 12, 10, and 8 on June 2-6; 5 on June 7-12, and 42, 12, 8, and 5 on June 
13-16.

Sunspot numbers for April 26-May 2 were 14, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean 
of 3.6. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69.4, 68.7, 70.2, 71.1, 70.2, 68.4, and 
67.1, with a mean of 69.3. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 3, 
and 4, with a mean of 4.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 4, 5, 5, 3, 
10, 3, and 5, with a mean of 5.

Send me your reports or observations

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

 *  May 5 -- FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint (CW)
 *  May 5 -- 902 and up Microwave Spring Sprint (CW, phone)
 *  May 5-6 -- Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest (CW, phone)
 *  May 5-6 -- 10-10 International Spring Contest (CW)
 *  May 5-6 -- SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest (CW, phone)
 *  May 5-6 -- ARI International DX Contest (CW, phone, digital)
 *  May 5-6 -- 7th Call Area QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
 *  May 5-6 -- Indiana QSO Party (CW, phone)
 *  May 5-6 -- Delaware QSO Party (CW, phone)
 *  May 5-6 -- New England QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
 *  May 7 -- RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship (SSB)
 *  May 8 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)

See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth reporting on 
Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest Update via your ARRL 
member profile e-mail preferences.

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Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions

 *  May 4-5 -- Military Radio Collectors Group Convention, Paso Robles,
    California (see announcement on location change)
 *  May 5 -- Delta Division D-Star Day Convention, Lafayette, Louisiana
 *  May 6 -- Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention, Bristol, Pennsylvania
 *  May 18-20 -- Great Lakes Division Convention (Hamvention(R)), Xenia, Ohio
 *  June 1-2 -- Arizona State Convention, Prescott, Arizona
 *  June 1-3 -- Northwestern Division Convention (SEA-PAC), Seaside, Oregon
 *  June 2 -- Georgia State Convention (Atlanta Hamfest), Marietta, Georgia
 *  June 2-3 -- Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Prospect,
    Pennsylvania
 *  June 8-10 -- West Gulf Division Convention (Ham-Com), Plano, Texas
 *  July 13-14 -- Indiana State Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana
 *  July 20-22 -- Nevada State Convention, Reno, Nevada
 *  July 27-28 -- Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Find conventions and hamfests in your area.

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