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w1aw transmits morning fast and slow code practice Tuesday through
Friday at 1400z, or 9 am est.  visitor operations are Monday through
Friday, at 1500 to 1700z, or 10 AM to 12 PM EST, and then from 1800
to 2045z, or 1 PM to 345 PM EST.  the revolving schedule of code
practices and bulletins, both digital and phone, begin Monday
through Friday at 2100z, or 4 PM EST, until 0500z, or 12 AM EST.
Audio from W1AWs CW code practices, CW/digital bulletins and phone
bulletin is available using EchoLink via the W1AW Conference Server
named W1AWBDCT.  The monthly W1AW Qualifying Runs are presented here
as well.  The audio is sent in real time and runs concurrently with
W1AWs regular transmission schedule.  All users who connect to the
conference server are muted.  Please note that any questions or
comments about this server should not be sent via the Text window in
EchoLink. Please direct any questions or comments to w1aw at
arrl.org.  The complete w1aw operating schedule may be found on page
100 in the January 2016 issue of QST or from the W1AW web page at,
www.arrl.org/w1aw.  Over the past week, average daily sunspot
numbers were up, but average daily solar flux values were down,
compared to the previous seven days.  Average daily sunspot numbers
rose 8.1 points to 57.7, and average daily solar flux values were
down 12.4 points to 109.9. Average planetary A index declined from
21.7 to 8.9 and average mid latitude A index went from 12.6 to 5.9.
Predicted solar flux is 95 on January 1, 100 on January 2 to 7, 105
on January 8, 110 on January 9 to 12, 105 on January 13 and 14, 110
on January 15, 115 on January 16 to 20, 110 on January 21 to 26, and
115 on January 27 to 29.  Predicted planetary A index is 30 on
January 1, 18 on January 2 and 3, 12 and 8 on January 4 and 5, 20 on
January 6 and 7, then 12, 10, 20, 18 and 10 on January 8 to 12, 5 on
January 13 to 20, then 10, 15, 10 and 12 on January 21 to 24, 10 on
January 25 and 26, then 8, 15, 25, 18 and 12 on January 27 to 31.
F.K. Janda, OK1HH of the Czech Propagation Interest Group sees
active to disturbed geomagnetic conditions on January 1 and 2, quiet
to unsettled January 3 and 4, mostly quiet January 5, quiet to
active January 6, mostly quiet January 7, quiet on January 8, and
the quiet to unsettled on January 9.  My own archives of the
NOAA/USAF daily 45 day forecast for solar flux and planetary A index
are in downloadable spreadsheet format at //bit.ly/1VOqf9B and
//bit.ly/1DcpaC5 .  Sunspot numbers were 51, 71, 63, 67, 64, 54, and
34, with a mean of 49.6. 10.7 cm flux was 132.7, 126.4, 117.4,
110.3, 112.1, 105.4, and 101.5, with a mean of 122.3.  Estimated
planetary A indices were 12, 9, 15, 11, 5, 6, and 4, with a mean of
21.7. Estimated mid latitude A indices were 8, 6, 11, 7, 3, 4, and
2, with a mean of 12.6.


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