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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #274
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Info-Hams Digest Fri, 11 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 274
Today's Topics:
1x1 Callsigns?
[News] Auctioning Rules set up by FCC
Angus vs Herman (was: Body Parts by J. Angus)
BAYCOM <-> KA9Q/NOS
Best cars for mobile HF/VHF??
Definition of CW speeds
email
Fred
Info on Alinco mods?
Jargon
Mods wanted for Yaesu FT-2400H
QSL info for HH2PK - via KA9RLJ?
repeaters to use in NM/CO?
Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast & Review for 11 March
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 02:59:21 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!skyld!jangus@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: 1x1 Callsigns?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <2lo1ii$g94@oak.oakland.edu> prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu writes:
> They should allow for ANY combination of legitimate US-amateur allocated
> calls. If I remember correctly, In the US, the call must BEGIN with "A,
> K, N, or W" then have a SINGLE DIGIT NUMBER and followed by at LEAST one
> letter.
Based on how some people view me, I'm gonna sign up for A6H. It's look good
on the car too.
Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA | "You have a flair for adding
Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any
US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story."
Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co.
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 02:54:26 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!galaxy.ucr.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!skyld!jangus@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: [News] Auctioning Rules set up by FCC
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CMGsJ6.EqB@news.Hawaii.Edu> jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu writes:
[ I said in regards to us getting 11 meters back: ]
So tell me, good buddy, where are all them there CB critters going to go?
>
> Oh, that's easy. We'll give 'em a no-code license and send 'em up to the
> VHF/UHF bands (oops - forgot this isn't .policy).
Don't forget to turn on the bug light so they know which band they belong on.
> While we're on the subject, until recently I had an older FT-101 xcvr -
> it was an early 70's model - analog tuning and solid state except for
> PA tubes in the final. The band switch included an 11 meter position.
> This 11m slot has always perplexed me, since the amateur service lost
> 11m back in the 50's; why would a 70's era rig still carry 11m?
>
> Jeff NH6IL
In a word, marketing. How else are the CB's supposed to know that the FT-101
works on 11 meters if it isn't marked? It's a REAL popular part at the swap
meets around here. Usually selling for more than it did when it was new.
Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA | "You have a flair for adding
Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any
US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story."
Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co.
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 02:57:36 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!skyld!jangus@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Angus vs Herman (was: Body Parts by J. Angus)
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CMGtBw.Exq@news.Hawaii.Edu> jherman@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu writes:
> The only way that this pest will stop is for me to not respond to his
> continuous baiting. Therefore, as a service to the readers of this net,
> I promise not to reply to any more to this bad-natured little boy's
> attacks. [His parents must be soooo disappointed that he never grew up.]
And so, just to show us how much of a better person he is, he responds to
the posting rather than ignoring it.
As Nike would say, "Just DO it."
Amateur: WA6FWI@WA6FWI.#SOCA.CA.USA.NA | "You have a flair for adding
Internet: jangus@skyld.grendel.com | a fanciful dimension to any
US Mail: PO Box 4425 Carson, CA 90749 | story."
Phone: 1 (310) 324-6080 | Peking Noodle Co.
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Date: 11 Mar 94 14:37:11
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel!olivea!koriel!sh.wide!wnoc-tyo-news!news.iij.ad.jp!tyo1-nec!newssv1-nec!bs2news!bs2news!mike@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: BAYCOM <-> KA9Q/NOS
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
>>>>> On 6 Mar 94 13:16:06 GMT, acornwal@fox.nstn.ns.CA (Andrew Cornwall) said:
> Hello. If you have been able to use a Baycom (Baypac) type
> modem with KA9Q/NOS (for example, JNOSX150) I would like to know
> how it is done. Also, have you encountered any problems or
> idiosyncrasies?
> Thank you.
I have. You can use an AX25 packet driver but need a version of KA9Q/NOS
that supports it. I got a copy of ax25drv.zip by Pawel Jalocha,
SR9VRC, Jan 1993. I believe I got it by sending this message
to file-request@tapr.org :-
GET /pub/packet/ax25drv.zip
QUIT
Here is an excerpt from the doc:
--------------------------
Q: How to start quickly ?
A:
1. Start the ax25.com - most important parameters are COM base and irq.
an example for COM1: ax25 -B3f8 -I4
Now the driver takes control over the RS232 port and stays resident
waiting for NOS orders...
2. Start KA9Q NOS (you need the one supporting packet drivers)
and then type in:
ax25 mycall <your callsign>
attach packet 0x60 ax25 5 512
trace ax25 111
you should see packets being received now in trace window
In most NOS versions you press F9 to get there.
3. Try to connect to another station by typing:
connect ax25 <callsign>
or split ax25 <callsign> (split window session in JNOS)
This setup in far from complete - it's just to see whether the driver
cooperates with your hardware and it only allows you to work native
AX.25.
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--
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Mike Collinson
Assistant Manager, Product Engineering Dept., UX Software Development Div.,
NEC Corporation, Daito Tamachi Building, 14-22 Shibaura 4-Chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, JAPAN
Email: mike@uxp.bs2.mt.nec.co.jp Fax:+81-3-3456-6675
Tel:+81-3-3456-7451
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Date: 10 Mar 1994 23:13:01 -0500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!udel!news.udel.edu!brahms.udel.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Best cars for mobile HF/VHF??
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
I need to replace a car and want one which 100 watts or so of HF and 50 watts
or so of 2 meters or 440 will not interfere with the electronics af the
vehicle. Nor do I want ignition or other noise beyond the bare minimum.
In consideration are four door sedans from the size of a Corolla up to that
of a Taurus. or perhaps a minivan or small pickup. Replacing a Ford
Aerostar.
Will listen to all viewpoints. Tnx a million. Bob
--
Bob Penneys, WN3K Frankford Radio Club Internet: penneys@pecan.cns.udel.edu
Work: Ham Radio Outlet (Delaware) (800) 644-4476; fax (302) 322-8808
Mail at home: 12 East Mill Station Drive Newark, DE 19711 USA
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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 13:28:34 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!darwin.sura.net!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU!clh6w@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Definition of CW speeds
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <CMDD89.1pH@world.std.com>,
David R Tucker <drt@world.std.com> wrote:
>Laurence Gene Battin (battin@cyclops.iucf.indiana.edu) wrote:
>: I am writing a code-practice program for my Amiga computer, and
>: I wonder if anyone can give me a definitive answer to exactly
>: how many milliseconds long a dit at 18 wpm is supposed to be?
>
Then David R. Tucker wrote:
>You're right. There is a more exact standard.
>
>The average English text word length is 50 units, which is the same as
>the work "PARIS", and that's considered the "standard" word length.
...
You've make quite a leap in going from PARIS to 50 units! What
asumptions did you make about dash per dot ratio? And how many
dots per space?
Also some code is sent Farnsworth (sp?) where the characters are
sent at one (faster) speed while the spaces between words are spread
out.
Your final conclusions are approximately correct but you need
to account for the above spacings.
By the way to the original poster: the best to write a program that
sends code is to start with the dot length. Then make all the
other ratios a function of that dot length. (e.g. dash-dot ratio,
space length in units of dots, and character speed versus word
speed). Then adjust the ratios until you get a pleasant sounding
"fist."
73, Ned Hamilton, AB6FI.
73, Ned Hamilton, AB6FI
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Date: 11 Mar 94 04:37:51 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: email
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
hope this is the right address. I was told this was a email reflector for
ham radio type stuff. Rick VE6GK
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Date: 8 Mar 94 16:39:09 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!softage.demon.co.uk.demon.co.uk!zawada@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Fred
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
This is a test
--
Mark Simpson
SoftAge Solutions.
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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 94 20:45:28 -500
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!earlham.edu!earlham.edu!nntp@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Info on Alinco mods?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
I recently bought a 2nd hand Alinco DJ-F1T hand held. The manual says
that it can be modified to do aeronautical band AM between 118 MHz and 130
MHz, but Alinco wouldn't tell me how to make the modification on the phone.
They said there are books that tell how to do it, but they can't tell me
since I am not okayed by C.A.P./MARS.
So, where do I get these books? Or better yet is there some place on
the Internet where such info is available?
Also, how complicated and ticklish are such mods?
Any help/ideas/opinions welcomed.
--George Silver
Director of Computing
Earlham College
georges@earlham.edu
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Date: 11 Mar 94 06:09:38 GMT
From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
Subject: Jargon
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Being an Electrical Engineering student I love "Techni-speak". But if you f
ind the jargon boring....Try every thursday night at 0000 GMT on 14.265 MHz. I
kid you not...."The International Nude Net". That's right The nude net!!!
I ran accross them last night, and they say there planning a special event. It
was certainly different than technical stuff..hi
Gary AA9JS
st1860@siucvmb.siu.edu
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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 1994 01:37:04 GMT
From: microsoft!wingnut!davidar@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Mods wanted for Yaesu FT-2400H
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
Please send them to me, I will post a summary.
Thank you.
davidar@microsoft.com
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Date: 10 Mar 1994 22:04:16 GMT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!sgiblab!cs.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!fp2-st-affairs-11.uoregon.edu!user@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: QSL info for HH2PK - via KA9RLJ?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
In article <2ln8j2$d5h@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>, ham@wam.umd.edu (Scott
Richard Rosenfeld) wrote:
> I netted this QSL route during the ARRL CW contest, but wanted to be sure I
> heard right. Anyone else have this route (KA9RLJ) for HH2PK before I send
> it out?
>
> Thanks, 73 es gud DXing
This is the route that I've heard for HH2PK. I've tried it a few months ago
for one of my HH2PK contacts and still no response.
I QSL'd my 80 meter QSO with HH2PK direct via CBA and received a response
back within 2.5 weeks AND this was when the U.S. and Haiti were having
their "incident" a few months back.
--
Steve Milewski
milewski@oregon.uoregon.edu
Ham:AA7FL
*** Save the environment - Ship a logger to Japan ***
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Date: 9 Mar 94 21:13:54 GMT
From: nprdc!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!mimbres.cs.unm.edu!bbx!dthomas@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: repeaters to use in NM/CO?
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
I'll be travelling from Albuquerque to Denver soon, and I finally have my
old 2m ICOM working again. Can anyone suggest repeater frequencies to
try along the way? I'd be particularly interested in any within range of
the CO-NM border, since that part of the drive is always so lonely.
Thanks & 73...
David Thomas
N5IZU
--
Their address sums up their attitude: One Microsoft Way.
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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 18:05:56 MST
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!math.ohio-state.edu!cyber2.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast & Review for 11 March
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
--- SOLAR TERRESTRIAL FORECAST AND REVIEW ---
March 11 to March 20, 1994
Report Released by Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
P.O. Box 357, Stirling, Alberta, Canada
T0K 2E0
Accessible BBS System: (403) 756-3008
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SKYCOM Version 1.0. A small sample of features to chew on:
- Ray trace signals from below 1 MHz to above 1 GHz any frequency between
any two points.
- Using a mouse, mark regions of Sporadic-E and ray trace signals through
influenced regions.
- Generate global Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) maps for any time of
day, date, sunspot number, or level of geomagnetic activity.
- Determine regions influenced during solar flare activity by generating
fully contoured maps of the elevation angle of the Sun for any time.
- Determine precisely what angles of elevation are needed to penetrate
the lower ionospheric layers.
MUCH MORE . . .
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"COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu". Pricing information can be obtained from the
e-mail address above, by writing to us through postal mail, or by calling
the recorded message at: 403-756-2386 (approx. 3 min). A special offer
applies until 31 March 1994.
---------
SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECASTS AT A GLANCE
----------------------------------------------------
|10.7 cm|HF Propagation +/- CON|SID AU.BKSR DX| Mag| Aurora |
|SolrFlx|LO MI HI PO SWF %MUF %|ENH LO MI HI LO MI HI %|K Ap|LO MI HI|
--|-------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----|--------|
11| 090 | G F VP VP 05 -35 65| 05 NA NA NA 03 25 40 25|5 30|NV MO MO|
12| 090 | G F P P 05 -30 65| 05 NA NA NA 02 20 35 30|4 25|NV LO MO|
13| 090 |VG G P P 05 -20 70| 05 NA NA NA 02 15 30 30|4 20|NV LO MO|
14| 095 |VG G P F 10 -10 70| 10 NA NA NA 01 10 20 35|3 14|NV NV LO|
15| 095 |VG G F F 10 -05 70| 10 NA NA NA 01 05 15 35|3 12|NV NV LO|
16| 100 |VG G F F 10 00 70| 10 NA NA NA 01 05 15 35|2 10|NV NV LO|
17| 100 |VG G F F 10 00 70| 10 NA NA NA 01 05 15 40|2 10|NV NV LO|
18| 105 |VG G F F 15 00 65| 15 NA NA NA 01 05 15 40|2 10|NV NV LO|
19| 105 | G G F F 15 00 65| 15 NA NA NA 01 05 15 40|2 10|NV NV LO|
20| 105 | G G F F 15 00 65| 15 NA NA NA 01 05 15 40|6 40|NV MO HI|
PEAK PLANETARY 10-DAY GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY OUTLOOK (11 MAR - 20 MAR)
________________________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY SEVERE | | | | | | | | | | | HIGH |
| VERY SEVERE STORM | | | | | | | | | | | HIGH |
| SEVERE STORM | | | | | | | | | | | MODERATE |
| MAJOR STORM | | | | | | | | | | | LOW - MOD. |
| MINOR STORM |** | | | | | | | | | | LOW |
| VERY ACTIVE |***|** | * | | | | | | | | NONE |
| ACTIVE |***|***|***|** | | | | | | | NONE |
| UNSETTLED |***|***|***|***|***|** |** |** |** |** | NONE |
| QUIET |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| NONE |
| VERY QUIET |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| NONE |
|-------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|------------|
| Geomagnetic Field |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| Anomaly |
| Conditions | Given in 8-hour UT intervals | Intensity |
|________________________________________________________________________|
CONFIDENCE LEVEL: 70%
NOTES:
Predicted geomagnetic activity is based heavily on recurrent
phenomena. Transient energetic solar events cannot be predicted reliably over
periods in excess of several days. Hence, there may be some deviations from
the predictions due to the unpredictable transient solar component.
60-DAY GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY
____________________________________________________________
60 | J |
57 | J JJ |
54 | JJJ JJ |
51 | JJJ JJ J|
48 | JJJ JJ J|
45 | JJJ JJ M J|
42 | JJJ JJ M J|
39 | JJJ M JJ MMJ|
36 | JJJ MM JJ MMJ|
33 | JJJM MM JJ MMJ|
30 | JJJMMMM JJ MMJ|
27 | JJJMMMMAA JJ A MMJ|
24 | AJJJMMMMAA JJ A MMJ|
21 | A AA AJJJMMMMAA JJ A MMJ|
18 | AAA AAA AA AJJJMMMMAAA JJ A MMJ|
15 | AAAAA AAA AAA U AJJJMMMMAAAU A JJ A MMJ|
12 | AAAAAUAAAU AAA U AJJJMMMMAAAU AUJJ U UA MMJ|
9 | AAAAAUAAAU AAA U UU AJJJMMMMAAAU AUJJU U UUA UMMJ|
6 | AAAAAUAAAUUU AAAUUUQUUUAJJJMMMMAAAUUUAUJJU U UUUUA UMMJ|
3 |QQAAAAAUAAAUUUQQQAAAUUUQUUUAJJJMMMMAAAUUUAUJJUQUQUUUUAQQUMMJ|
0 |QQAAAAAUAAAUUUQQQAAAUUUQUUUAJJJMMMMAAAUUUAUJJUQUQUUUUAQQUMMJ|
------------------------------------------------------------
Chart Start Date: Day #009
NOTES:
This graph is determined by plotting the greater of either the planetary
A-index or the Boulder A-index. Graph lines are labelled according
to the severity of the activity which occurred on each day. The left-
hand column represents the associated A-Index for that day.
Q = Quiet, U = Unsettled, A = Active, M = Minor Storm,
J = Major Storm, and S = Severe Storm.
CUMULATIVE GRAPHICAL CHART OF THE 10.7 CM SOLAR RADIO FLUX
----------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________________
134 | |
132 | * |
130 | * |
128 | *** |
126 | *** |
124 | *** |
122 | *** |
120 | **** |
118 | ****** |
116 |* ****** |
114 |* ****** |
112 |* ******* |
110 |** ******** |
108 |** ******** ** |
106 |** ******** **** ** |
104 |** * ********* ********** |
102 |** * *********** ********** |
100 |*** ************** * *********** * |
098 |**** **************** * * ************* *** |
096 |**** ***************** ** * * ************** ***** |
094 |***** ********************* ***** **************** ****** |
092 |***** *************************************************** |
090 |************************************************************|
088 |************************************************************|
------------------------------------------------------------
Chart Start: Day #009
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF 90-DAY AVERAGE SOLAR FLUX
-----------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________________
108 | |
107 | ******* |
106 | ***************************************|
105 | *******************************************|
104 | *********************************************|
103 | *************************************************|
102 |************************************************************|
101 |************************************************************|
------------------------------------------------------------
Chart Start: Day #009
NOTES:
The 10.7 cm solar radio flux is plotted from data reported
by the Penticton Radio Observatory (formerly the ARO from
Ottawa). High solar flux levels denote higher levels of
activity and a greater number of sunspot groups on the Sun.
The 90-day mean solar flux graph is charted from the 90-day
mean of the 10.7 cm solar radio flux.
CUMULATIVE GRAPHICAL CHART OF SUNSPOT NUMBERS
---------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________________
127 | |
122 | * |
117 | * |
112 | * * |
107 | * * |
102 | **** * |
097 |* **** * * |
092 |* **** * * |
087 |* ***** * * * |
082 |* ***** * * * ** |
077 |* ****** *** * * ******* |
072 |** ****** *** ** ** * * ******* |
067 |** ****** *** ***** * *** * * ********|
062 |** * ******* *** ******* * *** * *** ********|
057 |** ** *********** ******* ****** * * ************|
052 |***** ********************* ******** * **************|
047 |***** * ******************************* ****************|
042 |******** * ******************************* ****************|
037 |******** ********************************* ****************|
032 |******************************************* ****************|
027 |******************************************* ****************|
022 |******************************************* ****************|
017 |************************************************************|
012 |************************************************************|
------------------------------------------------------------
Chart Start: Day #009
NOTES:
The graphical chart of sunspot numbers is created from the
daily sunspot number counts as reported by the SESC.
HF RADIO SIGNAL PROPAGATION PREDICTIONS (11 MAR - 20 MAR)
High Latitude Paths
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
| VERY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
LEVEL | FAIR | | | | * | **|***|***|***|***|***|
------- | POOR | * | **|***|* *|* | | | | | |
65% | VERY POOR |* *|* | | | | | | | | |
| EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
--------------------------------------------------------
Middle Latitude Paths
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
| VERY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | GOOD | * | **|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
LEVEL | FAIR | *|* | | | | | | | | |
------- | POOR |* | | | | | | | | | |
70% | VERY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
| EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
--------------------------------------------------------
Low Latitude Paths
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
| VERY GOOD | | | | | * | * | * | * | * | * |
CONFIDENCE | GOOD |***|***|***|***|* *|* *|* *|* *|* *|* *|
LEVEL | FAIR | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
70% | VERY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
| EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
--------------------------------------------------------
NOTES:
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
High latitudes >= 55 deg. N. | High latitudes >= 55 deg. S.
Middle latitudes >= 40 < 55 deg. N. | Middle latitudes >= 30 < 55 deg. S.
Low latitudes < 40 deg. N. | Low latitudes < 30 deg. S.
POTENTIAL VHF DX PROPAGATION PREDICTIONS (11 MAR - 20 MAR)
INCLUDES SID AND AURORAL BACKSCATTER ENHANCEMENT PREDICTIONS
HIGH LATITUDES
__________________________________________________ ___________________
| FORECAST | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |SWF/SID ENHANCEMENT|
|CONFIDENCE|Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
|__________|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
| 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 60% | | | | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
|==========|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===| |-------------------|
| 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 60% | | | | | | | | | | | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 40% |* *|** | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 40%|*|*| | | | | | | | |
| 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*| | | | | | |
| 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
|----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|CHANCE OF |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
| VHF DX | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |AURORAL BACKSCATTER|
|__________|_______________________________________| |___________________|
MIDDLE LATITUDES
__________________________________________________ ___________________
| FORECAST | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |SWF/SID ENHANCEMENT|
|CONFIDENCE|Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
|__________|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
| 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
| 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 60% |* *|* *|* *|* *|***|***|***|***|***|***| 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
|==========|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===| |-------------------|
| 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 60% | | | | | * | * | * | * | * | * | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*| | | | | | | |
| 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
|----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|CHANCE OF |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
| VHF DX | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |AURORAL BACKSCATTER|
|__________|_______________________________________| |___________________|
LOW LATITUDES
__________________________________________________ ___________________
| FORECAST | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |SWF/SID ENHANCEMENT|
|CONFIDENCE|Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
|__________|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
| 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
| 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 60% |* *|* *|* *|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
|==========|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===|===| |-------------------|
| 100% | | | | | | | | | | |100%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 80% | | | | | | | | | | | 80%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 60% | | | | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 60%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 40% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 40%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 20% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 20%| | | | | | | | | | |
| 0% |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| 0%|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|
|----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|CHANCE OF |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun| |F|S|S|M|T|W|T|F|S|S|
| VHF DX | Given in 8 hour local time intervals | |AURORAL BACKSCATTER|
|__________|_______________________________________| |___________________|
NOTES:
These VHF DX prediction charts are defined for the 30 MHz to 220 MHz
bands. They are based primarily on phenomena which can affect VHF DX
propagation globally. They should be used only as a guide to potential
DX conditions on VHF bands. Latitudinal boundaries are the same as those for
the HF predictions charts.
AURORAL ACTIVITY PREDICTIONS (11 MAR - 20 MAR)
High Latitude Locations
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | MODERATE |***|***| * | | | | | | | |
70% | LOW |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
| NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
--------------------------------------------------------
Middle Latitude Locations
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | MODERATE | * | | | | | | | | | |
70% | LOW |***|***| * | | | | | | | |
| NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
--------------------------------------------------------
Low Latitude Locations
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | MODERATE | | | | | | | | | | |
80% | LOW | | | | | | | | | | |
| NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
--------------------------------------------------------
NOTE:
Version 2.00b of our Professional Dynamic Auroral Oval Simulation
Software Package is now available. This professional software is
particularly valuable to radio communicators, aurora photographers,
educators, and astronomers. For more information regarding this software,
contact: "Oler@Rho.Uleth.CA", or "COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu".
For more information regarding these charts, send a request for the
document, "Understanding Solar Terrestrial Reports" to: "Oler@Rho.Uleth.Ca"
or to: "COler@Solar.Stanford.Edu". This document, as well as others and
related data/forecasts exist on the STD BBS at: (403) 756-3008.
** End of Report **
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