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From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: arrl propagation forecast bulletin nr 25
Message-ID: <18209@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 22:14:12 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 24 22:14:12 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 04:56:26 EDT
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qst de k9eui
hr propagation forecast bulletin nr 25  from arrl headquarters
newington ct  june 24, 1985
to all radio amateurs bt

there is much to be said  for  contests,  especially  the  most
popular  of all, the arrl field day.  generating band occupancy
far beyond other contests, field day can be a two day lesson in
radio  propagation.   if  june  22 and 23 had been just another
early summer weekend, would  thousands  of  stations  all  over
north  america  have been clamoring for attention on 21, 28 and
50 mhz?

of course not, and this (( w1aw carrier dropped on  20  mtrs  -
switched to 15 mtrs)).........

ten and six meters have had much  less  use  than  they  merit,
since  solar  flux  and sunspot numbers dropped to near minimum
levels months ago.  the solar flux was 69 on field day saturday
and  70  sunday, but e skip on these bands made this one of the
most exciting field day weekends on record.

the sun has been spotless for several days, and it is likely to
continue  that  way through this week.  a rise is expected near
the end of june, but whether the numbers rise or fall,  e  skip
will  continue  to dominate the propagation picture for another
five or six weeks, and it is not predictable in any precise way
ar