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Average daily sunspot numbers for January 15 to 21 dropped 50.7
points relative to the previous seven days, to 61.9. Average daily
solar flux declined from 151.3 to 126.2. For the past ten days
sunspot numbers have remained below 100. This benchmark has no
special significance, but the last time there were this many
consecutive days with double digit sunspot numbers was October 5 to
20, 2014.  Geomagnetic numbers indicated more stable conditions,
with average daily planetary A index declining from 9.6 to 6.4, and
average daily mid latitude A index dropping from 8 to 4.7.  The
latest prediction from USAF/NOAA has solar flux at 130 and 135 on
January 23 and 24, 130 on January 25 and 26, 135, 140 and 145 on
January 27 to 29, 135 on January 30 through February 1, 130 on
February 2 and 3, 125 on February 4 to 6, 130 on February 7 to 9,
125 on February 10 and 11 and 120 on February 12 and 13. Solar flux
reaches a low of 115 on February 18, and peaks again at 135 on
February 26 to 28.  Predicted planetary A index is 15 on January 23
and 24, 18 on January 25 and 26, 8 on January 27 and 28, 12 on
January 29 and 30, 15 on January 31 through February 1, then 12, 15,
12 and 5 on February 2 to 5, 10 on February 6 and 7, 8 on February 8
and 9, 5 on February 10 to 12, then 8, 5 and 12 on February 13 to
15, 10 on February 16 to 18, and 8 on February 19 and 20.  F.K.
Janda, OK1HH predicts geomagnetic activity will be active to
disturbed on January 23, quiet on January 24, mostly quiet January
25, active to disturbed January 26 to 28, quiet January 29, active
to disturbed January 30, mostly quiet January 31, disturbed February
1 and 2, quiet to unsettled January 3, quiet to active January 4,
active to disturbed February 5, quiet to active February 6 to 8,
mostly quiet February 9 to 13, quiet to active February 14, and
quiet to unsettled February 15 to 17.  I do not know if we are
headed toward a propagation winter and quiet Sun or not, although
plenty of experts much smarter than me might think so. I like to
remember when some of the best minds made a case for the upcoming
Cycle 24 to be the biggest ever, and of course it did not turn out
that way.  I hope to be around for the next cycle, might even see
the one after that, but I doubt I will see three cycles out. When I
started as a Novice it was Cycle 20, right after the big one, and it
sure seemed weak.  Following up on last weeks link to an article
about the National Radio Quiet Zone and the people who flock there,
N7SO sent another article.  It can be found on
//www.slate.com/articles/technology/ .  Sunspot numbers were 62, 75,
49, 78, 62, 57, and 50, with a mean of 61.9. 10.7 cm flux was 131.4,
124.7, 121.9, 125.8, 130, 125.6, and 123.9, with a mean of 126.2.
Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 7, 7, 5, 5, 4, and 11, with a
mean of 6.4. Estimated mid latitude A indices were 5, 6, 5, 3, 2, 5,
and 7, with a mean of 4.7.

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