‰ NOW 18 WPM transition file follows‰ Predicted solar flux is 75 on February 3, 74 on February 4 and 5, 75 on February 6 to 10, 77 on February 11 and 12, then 78, 79 and 81 on February 13 to 15, 83 on February 16 to 18, 85 on February 19 to 21, 80 on February 22 to 24, then 75 and 76 on February 25 and 26, 75 on February 27 through March 1, 74 on March 2 and 3, 72 on March 4 and 5, 75 and 76 on March 6 and 7, 77 on March 8 to 11 and 78, 79 and 81 on March 12 to 14. Predicted planetary A index is 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8 on February 3 to 7, 5 on February 8 to 13, 15 on February 14, 10 on February 15 and 16, 8 on February 17 and 18, 5 on February 19 to 21, 10 and 15 on February 22 to 23, 10 on February 24 to 26, then 25, 20 and 18 on February 27 through March 1, 15 on March 2 to 4, then 10 and 8 on March 5 and 6, 5 on March 7 to 12, 15 on March 13, 10 on March 14 and 15, and 8 on March 16 and 17. Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period February 3 to March 2, 2017 from OK1HH. Geomagnetic field will be, Quiet on February 12, 26 Mostly quiet on February 10 and 11, 13 and 14, 22 and 23 Quiet to unsettled on February 9, 21, 27 Quiet to active on February 4 to 6, 8, 16 and 17, 20, 25, 28 Active to disturbed on February 3, 7, 15, 18 and 19, 24, March 1 and 2 Amplifications of the solar wind from coronal holes are expected on February 3 to 7, 8 and 9, 16 to 21, 22, 26 and 27 More good information and tutorials on propagation are at //k9la.us/. Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at //arrl.org/propagation. Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are at //arrl.org/bulletins. Sunspot numbers were 31, 33, 28, 24, 35, 42, and 28, with a mean of 31.6. 10.7 cm flux was 83.1, 80.3, 78.5, 76.6, 77, 76, and 76, with a mean of 78.2. Estimated planetary A indices were 13, 21, 9, 7, 6, 24, and 29, with a mean of 15.6. Estimated mid latitude A indices were 11, 17, 7, 5, 5, 16, and 19, with a mean of 11.4. Just 10 days after being introduced, the 2017 Amateur Radio Parity Act legislation, H.R. 555, passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week on unanimous consent under a suspension of House rules. The bills language is identical to that of the 2015 measure, H.R. 1301, which won House approval late last summer after attracting 126 co sponsors, but failed to clear the U.S. Senate last fall as the 114th Congress wound down. H.R. 555 calls on the FCC to establish rules prohibiting the application of deed restrictions that preclude Amateur Radio communications on their face or as applied. Deed restrictions would have to impose the minimum practicable restriction on Amateur Radio communications to accomplish the lawful purposes of homeowners association seeking to enforce the restriction. ‰ END OF 18 WPM transition file ƒ