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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 22:09:26 PDT
From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu>
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Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #816
To: Info-Hams
Info-Hams Digest Tue, 19 Jul 94 Volume 94 : Issue 816
Today's Topics:
Amateur Radio Newsline #822 8 Jul 94
Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast & Review for 15 July
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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 06:19:13 MDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Amateur Radio Newsline #822 8 Jul 94
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
The electronic publication of the Amateur Radio Newsline is distributed
with the permission of Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, President and Editor of
Newsline. The text version is edited from the original scripts and
transcribed from the audio reports by Dale Cary, WD0AKO, and is first
published in The Radio & Electronics Round Table on the Genie Online
System.
If you have any comment, suggestion, or news item you would like to submit,
send them via E-Mail to 3241437@mcimail.com or B.PASTERNAK@genie.geis.com.
You can contact Newsline at +1 805-296-7180. It is a combination answering
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All other information and disclaimers are in the text header below.
NEWSLINE RADIO - CBBS EDITION #132 - POSTED 07/14/94
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[882]
Newsline report number 882 for release on Friday, July 8,
1994 to follow.
The following is a QST
An Alabama repeater trustee follows the lead of Southern
California and orders a user off his machine; the ARRL objects
to a proposed spectrum shift and lots of action from the FCC.
These stories and more on Newsline report number 882 coming your
way right now!
(*****
ALABAMA USER ORDERED OFF REPEATER
In what's believed to be only the third case of its kind, the
trustee of an amateur radio repeater has ORDERED another ham OFF
the frequency. Newsline told you about this happening first in
Southern California. Now, a similar case surfaces in Alabama.
That's where the owner of a 2-meter repeater accuses one user of
allegedly transmitting harassing and racially offensive
communications. The user says he's the victim of politics.
This is a first for Alabama. A repeater trustee orders an
amateur radio operator to stop transmitting on the system's input
and output frequencies. Repeater owner Lester Crane, WA4CYA, is
taking the action against Jeff Campbell, WA4ZVG. Crane tells
Newsline that Campbell's actions were driving other users off the
repeater.
"Has been very belligerent very critical. It has really made
some topics of conversations on the down side toward No code
techs. He has made detrimental comments to blacks, hurt peoples
feelings. He has been talked to by the control operator and been
warned. I had sent word to him myself. Warned him face to face
about some of his actions. None of this went heeded." Crane,
WA4CYA.
In a June 13th certified letter, Crane quotes FCC Rule section
97.205 E. That rule sez limiting the use of a repeater to only
certain user stations is permissible.
"I don't really care to use his repeater it's a political
thing." Campbell, WA4ZVG.
Campbell responds to charges he made racially offensive
comments.
"That is not true whatsoever. I did get over on the repeater
and expressed my opinion about no code technicians which is my
opinion." Campbell, WA4ZVG.
Campbell tells Newsline he won't be using Crane's repeater any
more.
"It's not because he's telling me not to. It is because I
choose not to." Campbell, WA4ZVG
Crane calls Campbell's actions unbecoming of an amateur radio
operator.
"This is something I have really hated to do. Something I have
never had to do. I have put this off now for four or five months.
And was hoping he did and about face and try to get with the plan
like everyone else. Even with warnings and being talked to still
it was to no avail." Crane, WA4CYA.
Crane has forwarded a copy of the letter to the FCC. Campbell
is believed to be the forth amateur radio operator ordered off a
ham repeater by a trustee using FCC rule 97.205 E. You may recall
earlier Newsline reports involving the Claremont Amateur Repeater
Association in southern California. In two separate cases, Clara
successfully took similar action against three hams it accused of
harassment.
On February first, an important interpretation of that rule
came from FCC Personal Radio Branch Chief John B. Johnston,
W3BE. Johnston issued the interpretation to attorney Sid Radus,
N6OMS as part of the legal fight Clara was waging at the time
against Tim Seawolf, KJ5KE. Johnston says rule 97.205 E --
without qualification -- permits a repeater licensee to limit use
of the system to certain user stations, and to exclude anyone
else.
Its to early to say whether or not a trend is developing to
ban unwanted users from repeaters. But one thing is certain. The
Johnston letter and the court findings in California are having a
definite impact on FM and repeater operation in Alabama, and
probably nationwide.
(*****
ARRL SAYS 2300 MHz REALLOCATION IS ANTI-AMERICAN
The proposed reallocation of 35 MHz of spectrum in the 2300
MHz band goes against the will of Congress and existing and future
amateur uses of that spectrum must be protected. So says the
American Radio Relay in comments filed to the FCC June 15th.
The comments were in response to an FCC Notice of Inquiry
released on May 4th. An NOI that asks for information from
potential applicants for use of the spectrum at 2300 to 2310 MHz,
2390 to 2400 MHz and 2402 to 2417 MHz. Amateurs currently share
2300 to 2310 MHz and 2390 to 2417 MHz with US government users.
The transfer of spectrum from federal government to private
sector use is required by the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act. But that same congressional mandate also requires that the
needs of amateurs be taken into account.
(*****
STOLEN RADIO EQUIPMENT SEIZED
An interference investigation by the FCC's Boston Office last
year recently led police to stolen radio equipment valued at
$40,000.
In May, 1993, the FCC investigated an interference complaint
from a McDonald's restaurant in Westwood, Massachusetts. At the
time the FCC was able to identify a suspect, but not prove that
he deliberately jammed equipment over which food orders were
given.
But similar interference complaints made by the nearby Concord
Police Department led the FCC to inspect the suspect's home. The
commission investigators then informed the police that they found
equipment capable of jamming the police signals, as well as piles
of equipment reported missing from the Metropolitan Boston Transit
Authority. The Police obtained a search warrant, seized the goods
and took at least one suspect into custody.
(*****
MARSHALS COMMUNICATE UNDER THE WEATHER
When agents of the U.S. Marshals office in Nashville, Tennessee
complained to the FCC that they were having difficulty
communicating because of constant weather reports being heard over
their communications, The agency's Atlanta Office took to the
streets to locate the offending device. They soon discovered that
a transmitter licensed in the Marine Coastal Service was
transmitting continuously and its signal was mixing with the
weather bureau transmitter located on a nearby building. The fix?
The signal mix was so severe that it required the marine
transmitter to be taken out of service by the licensee.
(*****
CAL LICENSE FRAUD UPDATE
Not much news to report this week in the ongoing government
probe of alleged corruption in the California's VE testing
program. Rumors out of Washington do seem to indicate that the
investigation by the FCC is winding down. This means that we
should soon know the names of those the Commission feels are
guilty of wrong doing.
You can expect the FCC to issue heavy fines and act to revoke
the licenses of any ham that the Commission can prove was involved
in the statewide licensing scam. Also look for additional
punitive action from other government agencies as well.
(*****
RUSSIAN AID TO RWANDA
A Russian Amateur Radio Emergency Service team is using ham
radio to provide humanitarian assistance in Rwanda. RW3AH who
serves as Russian ARES Chief Coordinator in Tanzania told the
Ohio Penn DX newsletter that the R3ARES headquarters club station
of the Russian ARES has moved with a government rescue team to
Tanzania from their recent operation in the former Yugoslavia.
The rescue team is from the Russian Ministry of Emergency
Situations. It is providing humanitarian United Nations aid for
Rwandan refugees in Tanzania. This ham radio station is only
active daily during the regularly scheduled Emergency Relief Net
on 14.292 MHz at 07:00 UTC. Please listen carefully to avoid
accidentally QRMing this important life saving communications.
(*****
SAREX STS-65 SAREX
The STS-65 Space Shuttle mission, with the Sarex Shuttle
Amateur Radio Experiment payload on-board should be in orbit as we
go to air. The orbiter was slated for launch on Friday July 8 at
16:43 UTC.
The STS-65 Space Shuttle Columbia mission will carry Amateur
Radio operators Don Thomas, KC5FVF and Bob Cabana into a 28.5
degree inclination orbit for a 14 day mission. The primary
objective of this flight is to perform research as part of an
International Microgravity Laboratory experiment.
If time permits, some thirteen schools in the U.S., Japan,
and Germany should be able to hold ham radio contacts with the
astronauts. Ten of these school group contacts will be performed
using AMSAT's worldwide network of telebridge stations. The
telebridge which is provided as a public service by the Darome
Connection Incorporated allows students to talk to the Astronauts
through a remote ground station that is linked to the school by
telephone.
The Goddard Amateur Radio Club station WA3NAN in Greenbelt,
Maryland expects to retransmit some of these school contacts as
part of their Shuttle Transmission activities. Other clubs around
the nation are expected to retransmit full mission audio over
their repeaters and high frequency bulletin networks as well.
(*****
ISRAEL CEPT
Israel has become another new signatory to the pan-European
CEPT universal Amateur Radio licensing agreement. Under the
accord, Israeli radio amateurs may now operate in the nation of
any other CEPT signatory without the need to file for either
reciprocal license or operating permit for the term prescribed in
the terms of the agreement.
(*****
UK 10 GHZ FIRST
The GB2RS News Service of the Radio Society of Great Britain
reports that the first 10 GHz moonbounce QSO between two British
stations has taken place. The contact took place at 23:40 UTC on
the 19th of June, when G4RFR in Dorset worked G3WDG in Rushden,
Northants. G4RFR is the club station of the Flight Refueling
Amateur Radio Society. Good reports were exchanged and both
stations were able to hear their own echoes as well as each other.
(*****
DX
In DX, the ARRL says that its DXCC Field Checking program has
generally been a success. This, with about 400 certified
volunteers at work.
But there have been problems in two areas. These are the
submissions of QSLs for countries not eligible for field checking,
and applications in which the call sign and the DXCC country do
not correlate. The latter are countries which are eligible for
field checking as noted in the League's DXCC Countries List.
The league says that these errors are caught at headquarters,
but they slow down the entire DXCC processing system.
(*****
NEWSLINE ALMOST SOLVENT
Some good news to report on the financial status of Newsline.
Dr. Norm Chalfin, K6PGX, reports that the Newsline Support fund
has now received enough in the way of donations to keep the
service alive through at least the middle of November. Norm says
he was amazed by the generosity of listeners and by the many
letters of support that accompanied many donations. He, along
with our Producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF and everyone at Newsline
say thank you for showing how much you really do care.
(*****
FIELD DAY 1994
It was long hours, lots of contacts ... and plenty of fun.
That's how many hams are describing Field Day '94. This yearly
amateur radio contest brings out hams from coast to coast who
spend an entire weekend making as many radio contacts as possible.
In Alabama, Field Day typically means plenty of heat, humidity
and mosquitoes the size of automobiles. At least they seem that
big. But members of the Shelby Co. Amateur Radio Club get a
break. A strong storm front brings unseasonably cool
weather -- great for camping out, and great for the ham bands.
"Six meters was open pretty good at the beginning of the
contest. We worked as many stations as twenty four hours last
year in the first twenty minutes on 6 meter sideband today."
Mark Parmley, WA4UHC Field Day Chairman.
While the transmitting goes on ... Michael Spanos, KA4VCA is
hard at work, too. He has what many in this group consider the
most important job: Fixing the Saturday night meal:
"We had some barbecued lamb, barbecued chicken. We had about
twenty pounds of each and are now digesting it all." Spanos,
KA4VCA.
Tom DeSaulniers, K4VIZ, helps set up the 40 meter CW station:
"Field Day means amateur radios proving that they can get their
radios out in the field and make it work for twenty four hours
more so to me than the competition of seeing how many contacts you
can make. I think it is more important to have fun and make the
equipment go for twenty four hours win the contests."
DeSaulniers, K4VIZ.
Severe storms temporarily disrupt Field Day contesting. After
the weather calms down, the stations fire back up, in search of
contacts, from the low bands to UHF.
The weather brought more than just temporary delays for some
Alabama Field Day contestants. Severe storms forced one group to
shut down for the weekend.
(*****
And with that, we will shut down this installment of Newsline.
You can write to us at Post Office Box 463 in Pasadena, CA 91102.
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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 18:19:19 MDT
From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!usenet@network.ucsd.edu
Subject: Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast & Review for 15 July
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
--- SOLAR TERRESTRIAL FORECAST AND REVIEW ---
July 15 to July 24, 1994
Report Released by Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
P.O. Box 357, Stirling, Alberta, Canada
T0K 2E0
Accessible BBS System: (403) 756-3008
SKYCOM Announcement: (403) 756-2386
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. . . T O B E R E L E A S E D N E X T W E E K . . .
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\_______/ /__/ \__\ /_/ \______/ \ ____ / /__/ /__/
A HIGH-FREQUENCY IONOSPHERIC SIGNAL ANALYST
*REAL* HF RADIO PROPAGATION P O W E R
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SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECASTS AT A GLANCE
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|10.7 cm|HF Propagation +/- CON| Mag| Aurora |
|SolrFlx|LO MI HI PO SWF %MUF %|K Ap|LO MI HI|
--|-------|-----------------------|----|--------|
July 15| 080 | G G P P 15 -10 70|4 20|NV LO MO|
16| 080 | G G P F 10 -05 70|4 16|NV NV MO|
17| 080 | G G F F 10 00 70|3 14|NV NV LO|
18| 085 | F G F F 05 +05 70|2 10|NV NV LO|
19| 085 | F G F F 05 +10 70|2 08|NV NV LO|
20| 085 | F G F F 05 +10 70|1 04|NV NV LO|
21| 085 | F G F F 05 +05 65|2 10|NV NV LO|
22| 080 | F G F F 05 00 65|3 12|NV NV LO|
23| 080 | G G P F 05 -05 65|3 15|NV NV MO|
24| 080 | G G P P 05 -10 65|4 20|NV LO MO|
PEAK PLANETARY 10-DAY GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY OUTLOOK (15 JULY - 24 JULY)
________________________________________________________________________
| 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: 65%
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
____________________________________________________________
44 | M |
42 | M |
40 | M |
37 | M |
35 | MM |
33 | MM |
31 | MMM |
29 |M MMM |
26 |M MMM A |
24 |M AMMM A A |
22 |M AMMMA A A A AA AA A|
20 |M A AMMMAA AA A A AA A AA A|
18 |M A AA AMMMAAAAAA A A AA A AA A|
15 |MAA AA AMMMAAAAAAA A A A AA AAAA A A|
13 |MAAU AAU AMMMAAAAAAA AUA U UA AAUAAAAU A A|
11 |MAAU AAU AMMMAAAAAAA AUAUU UAUU AAUAAAAUU UA A|
9 |MAAUU U AAU AMMMAAAAAAAUUAUAUUU UUAUUU AAUAAAAUU UA A|
7 |MAAUUUUUAAU AMMMAAAAAAAUUAUAUUU UUAUUU AAUAAAAUUUUAU A|
4 |MAAUUUUUAAUQAMMMAAAAAAAUUAUAUUUQUUAUUUQQ AAUAAAAUUUUAUQQQ A|
2 |MAAUUUUUAAUQAMMMAAAAAAAUUAUAUUUQUUAUUUQQQAAUAAAAUUUUAUQQQQQA|
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Chart Start Date: Day #136
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
----------------------------------------------------------
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095 | |
094 |* |
093 |* |
092 |* |
091 |** |
090 |*** |
089 |*** |
088 |**** ** * |
087 |**** ** * * |
086 |**** ** ** * * ***** |
085 |***** ******* * *** ***** |
084 |***** ******** * *** ****** |
083 |***** ********* *************** |
082 |***** ********* *************** *|
081 |****** ********* *****************|
080 |****** ********** *****************|
079 |****** ********** ******************|
078 |******* *********** ******************|
077 |******* ************* ******************|
076 |******* ************** ******************|
075 |******* ************** ******************|
074 |******** *************** * *******************|
073 |******** *************** ************************|
072 |******** ****************************************|
071 |********* *****************************************|
070 |*********** *****************************************|
069 |************** *****************************************|
068 |************************************************************|
067 |************************************************************|
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Chart Start: Day #138
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF 90-DAY AVERAGE SOLAR FLUX
-----------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________________
087 | |
086 |***** |
085 |******** |
084 |*********** |
083 |*************** |
082 |****************** |
081 |******************************** |
080 |************************************* *******|
079 |************************************************************|
078 |************************************************************|
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Chart Start: Day #138
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
---------------------------------------------
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107 | |
102 | * |
097 | * |
092 | ** |
087 | * * * ** *|
082 | * ** ** *** *|
077 | ** *** ** *****|
072 | ****** ********|
067 | ******* * ********|
062 | ********* * ********|
057 |* ********* * ***** ********|
052 |* ********** * * ***** ********|
047 |** ************ * ****** *********|
042 |** ************ ** ****** *********|
037 |** ************* * ** *****************|
032 |**** ************* * *** ******************|
027 |***** ************* * **** ******************|
022 |******* *************** ************************|
017 |******* ****************************************|
012 |******** *****************************************|
007 |********* *****************************************|
002 |********* *****************************************|
000 |************************************************************|
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Chart Start: Day #138
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 (15 JULY - 24 JULY)
High 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 |
--------------------------------------------------------
Middle Latitude Paths
________________________________________________________
| EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
| VERY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | GOOD | **|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***| **|
LEVEL | FAIR |* | | | | | | | | |* |
------- | POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
75% | VERY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
| EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
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Low Latitude Paths
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| EXTREMELY GOOD | | | | | | | | | | |
| VERY GOOD | | | | * | * | * | * | * | | |
CONFIDENCE | GOOD |***|***|***|* *|* *|* *|* *|* *|***|***|
LEVEL | FAIR | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
75% | VERY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
| EXTREMELY POOR | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPAGATION |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| QUALITY | Given in 8 Local-Hour Intervals |
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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.
AURORAL ACTIVITY PREDICTIONS (15 JULY - 24 JULY)
High Latitude Locations
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| EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | MODERATE | * | * | | | | | | | * | * |
65% | LOW |***|***|***|** | * |** |***|***|***|***|
| NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
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Middle Latitude Locations
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| 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 |
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Low Latitude Locations
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| EXTREMELY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIDENCE | VERY HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
LEVEL | HIGH | | | | | | | | | | |
------- | MODERATE | | | | | | | | | | |
90% | LOW | | | | | | | | | | |
| NOT VISIBLE |***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|***|
|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURORAL |Fri|Sat|Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|
| INTENSITY | Eve.Twilight/Midnight/Morn.Twilight |
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NOTE:
Version 2.00c 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.
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