‰ NOW 18 WPM transition file follows‰ Spotless days continue this week, with consecutive days without sunspots now at 16 days, according to spaceweather.com as of August 22. Average daily solar flux for all practical purposes was unchanged, from 67.4 last week to 67.5 this week. Average daily planetary A index went slightly lower from 6.3 to 4.4. Predicted solar flux looks the same as it has been for months now, at 67 on August 23 to September 11, 68 on September 12 to 21 and 67 again on September 22 through October 6. The forecast for planetary A index stands at 5 on August 23 to 25, then 12, 12 and 8 on August 26 to 28, 5 on August 29 to 31, then with a recurring coronal hole, 38 and 14 on September 1 and 2, 5 on September 3 to 5, 8 on September 6 and 7, then 5 on September 8 to 15, 7 on September 16 and 17, 6 on September 18, 5 on September 19 to 21, 8 on September 22 to 24, 5 on September 25 to 27, then with the return of that coronal hole 38 and 14 on September 28 and 29, 5 on September 30 through October 2, 8 on October 3 and 4 and 5 on October 5 and 6. Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period August 23 to September 18, 2019 from F. K. Janda, OK1HH who has issued weekly forecasts since January, 1978. Solar wind will intensify on August 27 to 29, 30 and 31, September 1 and 2, 4 to 7 Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement. There was an error in last weeks bulletin, in which we misidentified a call sign from Reunion Island when it was really St. Pierre et Miquelon. Because of the proximity to Nova Scotia, I always thought it part of Canada, but it is really a French possession. Ken, N4SO reports working XP3A, Greenland, with FT8 on 18.1 MHz, a new one for him. Links to an nteresting course from WX6SWW about indices, as well as her latest forecast, and information about spotless days can be found in Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP0 Note that 1954 had more spotless days than last year, and it was just prior to the biggest solar cycle, cycle 19 in recorded history. 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 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 0. 10.7 cm flux was 67.6, 67.5, 68, 67.5, 67.7, 67.3, and 66.8, with a mean of 67.5. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4, and 4, with a mean of 4.4. Middle latitude A index was 4, 6, 6, 7, 4, 7, and 5, with a mean of 5.6. ‰ END OF 18 WPM transition file ƒ