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phineas icenbice jr, w6bf, edged out dino darling, k6rix, 515 to
498, to remain los angeles section manager for another term.  in
west virginia, l. ann rinehart, ka8zgy, was unopposed in her bid to
succeed sm hal turley, w8hc.  in wyoming, dwayne allen, wy7fd, got
75 votes to top a field of three to succeed bill edwards, wu7y.  j.
steven cochrane, w7jsc, had 52.  walter c. marshall, w7se, got 24.
turley and edwards did not seek reelection.  sms in seven other
sections were reelected without opposition.  new terms begin october
1. Not much solar activity occurred over the past week.  A few days
ago Earth entered a solar wind stream which raised geomagnetic
activity, but not to the level of a storm. Sunspot numbers and solar
flux are expected to remain low, but rise moderately again through
the end of the month.  Geomagnetic conditions should stay mild, with
unsettled conditions returning. For more information concerning
radio propagation and an explanation of the numbers used in this
bulletin see the ARRL Technical Information Service propagation page
at, //www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. An archive of past
bulletins is found at, //www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/.  Sunspot numbers
were 35, 47, 33, 34, 49, 48 and 42 with a mean of 41R1. 10R7 cm flux
was 75R9, 76R2, 75R4, 74R8, 75R8, 75R8 and 77, with a mean of 75R8.
Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 6, 16, 10, 8, 19 and 18 with a
mean of 11R9.  Estimated mid latitude A indices were 2, 3, 14, 6, 6,
12 and 11, with a mean of 7R7‚

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