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meters 2200-0330z.

Bobby Raymer, N2BR of Cookeville, Tennessee says he enjoys working
distant stations despite lack of solar activity.  Running 100 watts
into a vertical dipole, he usually has better luck with CW than
phone.  On 17 meters on September 9 he worked OJ0B on CW on Market
Reef, and on September 11 using SSB he worked St. Helena Island.  He
said he works more stations outside the USA than stateside.

Dennis Reagin, W7KB of Vail, Arizona was running 10 watts SSB into a
portable vertical antenna on September 6 and enjoyed JA0JHA, getting
an S8 report, XE1REM who said he was 10 dB over S9, DL8OBQ/PJ2 in
Netherlands Antilles, who gave him an S6 report.  He notes he is
having fun and working distant stations with no sunspots, low power,
patience and persistence.

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Sunspot numbers for September 10 through 16 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
and 0 with a mean of 0.  10.7 cm flux was 69.3, 69.3, 69, 69.1, 69,
69.2, and 68.8 with a mean of 69.1.  Estimated planetary A indices
were 2, 4, 4, 6, 5, 5 and 6 with a mean of 4.6.  Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 2, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4 and 5 with a mean of
3.1.
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-- 
Raffy Shammay
VK2RF