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Predicted solar flux over the next 45 days is 67 on May 24 to 31, 74
on June 1, 76 on June 2 to 10, 74 on June 11, 72 on June 12 and 13,
70 on June 14 and 15, 69 on June 16 and 17, 68 on June 18, 67 on
June 19 to 25, 70, 72 and 74 on June 26 to 28, then 76 on June 29
through July 7.  Predicted planetary A index is 5 on May 24, 8 on
May 25, 5 on May 26 and 27, then 10, 12, 8 and 8 on May 28 to 31, 5
on June 1 to 15, 8 on June 16 to 18, 5 on June 19 to 23, then 10,
12, 8 and 10 on June 24 to 27, and 5 on June 28 through July 7.
Today I have been hearing many California beacons on 10 meters as
well as K7EMX/B in Utah.  So I have been calling CQ on 28005.00 for
several hours and not one single answer to my calls.  I have also
been listening to AE6RQs SDR and my signal has been between 579 and
20 over S 9 from 1700 to 2100Z.  I dont have a 6 meter antenna up
right now but wish I did.  I expect many have migrated to FT 8 etc.
Sad, being an old timer I still love the sound of CW.  I appreciate
your propagation reports.  I copy them regularly on CW via W1AW.
Scott Avery, WA6LIE in Salinas, California reported a nice sporadic
E opening on 6 meters during Mothers Day, May 12.  We had a good
opening from 1430 to 2030 UTC here in Salinas CM96.  Had a lot of
FT8 activity logging 45 contacts there and 6 QSOs on SSB.
Conditions were very wild for a bit on SSB with multiple QSOs on the
same frequency ie, 50.130, 50.135 etc.  That lasted for about 2
hours after about 1600z.  Worked all I heard and worked many grid
squares.  The MAGIC band.  Got to luv it.  K9LA recently updated a
2007 article he wrote for WorldRadio on ionospheric sounders, which
were referenced in recent bulletin ARLP019.  //metrics.af7ti.com/
//www.cqwpx.com/ If you would like to make a comment or have a tip
for our readers, email the author at, k7ra at arrl.net.  More good
information and tutorials on propagation are at //k9la.us/.  Sunspot
numbers were 13, 13, 11, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 5.3.  10.7
cm flux was 73.6, 72.1, 70.6, 68, 68.7, 68, and 67.3, with a mean of
69.8.  Estimated planetary A indices were 8, 5, 5, 3, 6, 4, and 4,
with a mean of 5.  Middle latitude A index was 9, 7, 8, 3, 7, 4, and
5, with a mean of 6.1.  In the only contested Section Manager
election this spring, ARRL members in Utah have re elected Mel
Parkes, NM7P, as Section Manager for a new 2 year term of office
that starts on July 1.  Parkes, of Layton, received 481 votes.  His
opponent, Pat Malan, N7PAT, of South Jordan, received 233 votes.
Parkes has served as Section Manager since 1999. Ballots were
counted and verified at ARRL Headquarters on May 21.  Elsewhere,
John Gotthardt, K1UAF, of Wolfeboro, will become Section Manager of
New Hampshire on July 1.  He was the only nominee for the post after
New Hampshire Section Manager Pete Stohrer, K1PJS, of Concord,
decided not to run for a new term after serving since 2013.
Gotthardt is currently the Section Traffic Manager and also serves
as Net Manager and Official Relay Station.

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