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08/05/2016 | The K7RA Solar Update

Increasing solar wind from coronal holes is expected over the next few days.
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10/30/2015 | The K7RA Solar Update

Stable conditions will likely prevail
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10/15/2014 | Hurricane Watch Net Eyeing Hurricane Gonzalo

The Hurricane Watch Net is keeping an eye on Hurricane Gonzalo, now a Category 4 storm.
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05/09/2014 | The K7RA Solar Update

Good HF propagation in the forecast for the week to come.
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06/29/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Sunspot activity continued to drop until early this week: The average daily sunspot numbers were 26.3, down more than 58 points from last week’s numbers, while the average daily solar flux declined to 92.8, down over 33 points from last week’s average.
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02/03/2012 | The K7RA Solar Update

Here are some yearly averages that we have neglected at the beginning of the year. These are the average daily sunspot numbers for whole calendar years, from 1994-2011: 48.1, 28.7, 13.2, 30.7, 88.7, 136.3, 173, 170.3, 176.7, 109.2, 68.6, 48.9, 26.1, 12.8
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11/05/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update

The average daily sunspot numbers declined again this week, this time by nearly 25 points to 25.7, about half what it was last week. Last week’s average was down about 5 points from the week before, when it was 55.6. Sunspot numbers for October 28-Novembe
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02/24/2010 | ARRL DX Phone Contest Brings DX in Full Force to the HF Bands!

With the 2010 ARRL International DX CW Contest now history, the first weekend in March brings the next round of competition: the 2010 ARRL International DX Phone Contest. Like its CW predecessor, this event focuses on DX stations working all US states and
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