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Jim Millsap, K9APD, will become the ARRL Georgia Section Manager on
Friday, October 1. Millsap, of Acworth, was the only candidate who
applied by the June 4 nomination deadline. Millsap has been an ARRL
Emergency Coordinator and District Emergency Coordinator. He also
served as the ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director from 2012 to
2014. Outgoing SM David Benoist, AG4ZR, of Senoia, decided not to
run for a new term after serving since November 2016.  These
incumbent SMs faced no challengers in the summer election cycle and
will also begin new 2 year terms of office on October 1.  Robert
Wareham, N0ESQ, Colorado, Diana Feinberg, AI6DF, Los Angeles, Carol
Milazzo, KP4MD, Sacramento Valley, Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV, San
Francisco, Stuart Wolfe, KF5NIX, South Texas, Monte Simpson, W7FF,
Western Washington, and Dan Ringer, K8WV, West Virginia.  Eastern
Washington Section Manager Jo Whitney, KA7LJQ, was also the only
nominee when the June 4 nomination deadline arrived. Whitney, of
Yakima, was initially scheduled to start her elected term of office
on October 1. However, she was appointed to start her term of office
on July 1, when outgoing SM Jack Tiley, AD7FO, stepped down before
the completion of his term.  Last weeks Propagation Forecast
Bulletin ARLP038 reported a big increase in activity with the daily
sunspot number going to 124, but by the end of that week all
sunspots disappeared. The Sun was blank for several days, but
sunspots returned on September 19.  Average daily sunspot numbers
were 28.7 this week, below the 58.3 average reported a week earlier.
Average daily solar flux was down nine points from 87.4 to 78.4.
Geomagnetic indicators were higher, with the highest activity on
September 17 when planetary A index was 24 due to a minor
geomagnetic storm triggered by a weak Coronal Mass Ejection. Average
daily planetary A index for the week increased from 7 to 9.1, and
average middle latitude A index went from 6.9 to 8.4.  Predicted
solar flux for the next month is 90 and 92 on September 24 and 25,
95 on September 26 to 29, 92 on September 30, 84 on October 1 to 5,
82 on October 6, 80 on October 7 and 8, 78 on October 9 to 11, 75 on
October 12 to 20, 80 on October 21 and 22, 82 on October 23 to 25,
84 and 82 on October 26 and 27, and 84 on October 28 through
November 1.  Predicted planetary A index is 15, 8 and 20 on
September 24 to 26, then 35, 20 and 12 on September 27 to 29, 5 on
September 30 through October 3, 8 and 12 on October 4 and 5, 5 on
October 6 to 9, 12 on October 10, 5 on October 11 to 17, 8 on
October 18 and 19, then 10, 8 and 12 on October 20 to 22, 10 on
October 23 and 24, and 5 on October 25 to 30, then 8 and 12 again on
October 31 through November 1.  Sunspot numbers were 0, 0, 11, 13,
51, 50, and 76, with a mean of 28.7. 10.7 cm flux was 73.2, 73.4,
73.7, 75, 80, 84.9, and 88.5, with a mean of 78.4. Estimated
planetary A indices were 3, 24, 11, 3, 3, 8, and 12, with a mean of
9.1. Middle latitude A index was 3, 19, 14, 2, 4, 6, and 11, with a
mean of 8.4.

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