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INCREASED SLIGHTLY.  AFTER 2200, THE BAND OPENED TO ALLOW 30 MINUTES OF
BAND ACTIVITY.  ALSO INTERESTING IS THE EFFECT ON THE NOISE LEVEL ON 80
METERS RED, TOP AND 20 METERS PURPLE, SECOND FROM TOP.  DURING THE TIME OF
THE 10 METER OPENING, THERE WERE REPORTS OF STRONG NIGHTGLOW SIGHTINGS IN
TEXAS.  THE SOLAR FLUX READING FOR THIS PARTICULAR DAY WAS 92, AND THE
GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY WAS VERY LOW.  WE HAVE ALSO RUN THE RF SEISMOGRAPH ON
6 METERS, BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF A GOOD ANTENNA, WE HAVE ABANDONED THE
ATTEMPT.  WITH THE RIGHT ANTENNA THOUGH, THE RF SEISMOGRAPH WOULD BE IDEAL
TO MONITOR THE 6 METER BAND.  RADIO EMISSIONS FROM CLOUDS ST. ELMOS FIRE
RADIO EMISSIONS FROM CLOUDS ARE CREATED WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CAUSE
CLOUDS TO RISE, OR CLOUDS ARE PUSHED UP MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND START TO
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