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OCCURRED ON 6 FOR A FEW DAYS.  CARL, K9LA, NOTED IN HIS OUTSTANDING ARTICLE
THAT THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE MSFC PREDICTION WILL ALLOW FOR A HIGHER CYCLE,
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HIGHER BANDS NOW.  HIGH GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY CAN
ELEVATE THE MUF AS WELL.  THUS, THE SPRING AND FALL OF 2013 MAY BE THE BEST
AND ONLY OPPORTUNITY OF CYCLE 24 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WORLDWIDE F2
PROPAGATION ON 6 METERS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.  BERNIE, W3UR, DISCUSSED
SUGGESTIONS FOR 6 METER DXPEDITIONS DURING THE SUMMER SPORADIC E ES SEASON
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IN HIS JUNE 2012 HOWS DX? COLUMN.  HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR 6 METER
DXPEDITIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF F2.  MOST F2 PROPAGATION ON 6 METERS IN
THE SPRING AND FALL OF 2013 WILL LIKELY FAVOR NORTH SOUTH PATHS CROSSING
THE GEOMAGNETIC EQUATOR.  SOME DAYS IN THE FALL OF 2013 THAT HAVE
EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH SOLAR FLUX AND A QUIET GEOMAGNETIC FIELD MAY BE OPEN
FROM NORTH AMERICAN TO EUROPE AND JAPAN.  SOME PATHS ALONG AND ACROSS THE
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