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Solar Cycle 25 sunspots persisted for the first two days, January 9
and 10, of this reporting week, January 9 to 15, with daily sunspot
numbers of 14 and 11. That brought the weekly average daily sunspot
number from 8.4 last week to 3.6. Average daily solar flux edged up
from 71.8 to 72.5.  Average daily planetary A index declined from
6.3 to 5.6, and average middle latitude A index went from 5.3 to
3.7.  Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 72 and 71 on
January 17 and 18, 70 on January 19 through February 7, 72 on
February 8 to 22, and 70 on February 23 through March 1.  Predicted
planetary A index is 5 on January 17 and 18, 8 on January 19 and 20,
5 on January 21 to 31, 8 on February 1 and 2, 5 on February 3, 10 on
February 4 to 6, 5 on February 7 to 9, 10 on February 10 and 11, 5
on February 12 to 22, 8 on February 23 and 24, 5 on February 25 to
27, 8 on February 28 and 29 and 5 on March 1.  Solar wind will
intensify on January 17, 22 to 24, February 2, 5.  I forgot to
mention that the Jan 9 QSO with LA5MIA was on 20M SSB versus the Es
QSOs on 10M.  His 10M Es reports correlate with the 6M Es occurring.
Hope more winter Es.  6 meter Es seemed to vanish after the strong
openings the second week of January. A brief Es opening between
Florida and Ohio was noted January 13 around 1800z by KD4ESV EL87,
KW4BY EL96, and others. AA5B operated MSK144 meteor scatter January
15 from rare grid DM63.  January VHF contest this weekend. Jon,
N0JK.  It seems we have crossed a threshold. Though solar activity
remains low, recent history shows no Solar Cycle 24 sunspots, only
Solar Cycle 25 activity. I remain optimistic.  Also, with
historically low geomagnetic activity, this is a great time to enjoy
160 meters.  A new forecast from Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, can be
found online.  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 website.  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 ARL/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 2020 Propagation
Forecast Bulletin ARLP003.  Sunspot numbers were 14, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0,
and 0, with a mean of 3.6. 10.7 cm flux was 74.4, 72.8, 73.5, 71.9,
71.5, 71.9, and 71.2, with a mean of 72.5. Estimated planetary A
indices were 12, 7, 6, 4, 3, 3, and 4, with a mean of 5.6. Middle
latitude A index was 8, 6, 4, 2, 2, 2, and 2, with a mean of 3.7.

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