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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 01:30:50 PST From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #274 To: Info-Hams 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 Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------ 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. ------------------------- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 *** ------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------ 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 --------- 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 . . . For more information, contact "Oler@Rho.Uleth.CA", or "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 ** ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #274 ******************************