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Ahouxc.106 net.ham-radio utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!houxf!houxc!3356pbn Mon Nov 2 18:37:51 1981 ARRL Propagation Report QST de ad7i HR Propagation Forecast Bulletin NR 44 from ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 1, 1981 (received at ad7i 11/2/81) To all radio amateurs:

>From an October low of 174 on the 26th and 27th, the solar flux rose to 210 by the 31st. The average for October was 212, the 19th month over 200 in this solar cycle. As expected, geomagnetic activity was lower in the final week of October, making for improved propagation on 50 mhz and lower frequencies. All continents were worked on 50 MHz from several U.S. and Canadian areas in this period.

November should also be very good for all DX activities, especially on 28 and 50 MHz. The best days should come November 2 and 3, 9 and 10, 16 through 18 and in the final week of the month. Users of the 50 MHz band particularly should try to make optimum use of the next few weeks as it seems unlikely that we will see anything like this fall again for at least 9 or 10 years.

American sunspot numbers for October 22 through 28 were between 129 and 68 for a mean of 93.6. They should be higher in the next week. -- AR --

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