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Following a good two week run, sunspots disappeared after April 20.
Average daily sunspot numbers for the recent reporting week were
8.1, down from 14 reported in last weeks bulletin, and average daily
solar flux was 70.6, down from 76.4. Daily planetary and mid
latitude A index were nearly the same this week, with the average
planetary A index at 4.7 and middle latitude A index at 4.6.
Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 69 on April 26 to 30,
then 70 on May 1 and 2, 72 on May 3, 76 on May 4 and 5, 77 on May 6,
78 on May 7 to 16, 76 and 72 on May 17 and 18, 69 on May 19 to 29,
then 72, 76, 76 and 77 on May 30 through June 2, and 78 on June 3 to
9.  Predicted planetary A index is 10, 5 and 10 on April 26 to 28, 5
on April 29 through May 1, then 15, 10, 5, 10, 12 and 14 on May 2 to
7, 8 on May 8 to 10, 5 on May 11 to 19, 8 on May 20 to 22, then 5,
12, 8 and 5 on May 23 to 26, then 10, 14, 12, 8 and 5 on May 27 to
31, then 10, 12 and 14 on June 1 to 3, 8 on June 4 to 6, and 5 on
June 7 to 9.  Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period April 26
to May 20, 2019 from F.K. Janda, OK1HH.  On April 22, Tom Scott,
N5GIT in San Antonio wrote, Just bagged my first 2 meter SSB contact
with Florida.  Big opening today.  100 watts and a k5vh 3 ring halo
up 28 feet tied to a second story balcony.  Its only been 25 years
that Ive been looking forward to this moment.  Dr. Tamitha Skovs
latest video can be found at, //youtu.be/W9Fp O3Ddlo .  If you would
like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the
author at, k7ra at arrl.net .  For more information concerning radio
propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service web page.  A
detailed explanation of numbers used in this bulletin is also
available on this site.  An archive of past propagation bulletins is
also available.  Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions
and twelve overseas locations can be found on the ARRL/Propagation
web page.  Find better information and tutorials on propagation on
the K9LA web site.  The multiple websites mentioned in this bulletin
can be found in teleprinter, packet, and Internet versions of 2019
Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP017.  Sunspot numbers for April 18
through 24, 2019 were 23, 23, 11, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of
8.1. 10.7 cm flux was 74.6, 72.7, 69.9, 69.3, 69.4, 68.8, and 69.3,
with a mean of 70.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 2, 4, 4, 4,
4, 8, and 7, with a mean of 4.7. Middle latitude A index was 2, 4,
4, 4, 4, 8, and 6, with a mean of 4.6.

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