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Info-Hams Digest            Sun, 17 Jul 94       Volume 94 : Issue  801

Today's Topics:
                      Bul 334 FEMA and the RACES
                    BUL 335: FEMA & the RACES 2/2
                      GB2RS News 17th July 1994
                              Keps 7/16
                          Paket 6.0 (2 msgs)
                Please read: Ham Radio Bootcamp (Long)
                rec.radio.amatuer.antenna still alive?
                    SAREX Update 7/17 at 7:30 UTC

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Date: 17 Jul 94 05:29:10 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Bul 334 FEMA and the RACES
To: [e-mail]

Bid: $RACESBUL.334
Subject: Bul 334 FEMA and the RACES


TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO:    ALL COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INFO:    ALL AMATEURS U.S   (@USA: INFORMATION); CAP, MARS
FROM:    CA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
         ([e-mail])            Ph: 916-262-1600
         2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832
         Landline BBS  Open to All: 916-262-16577

RACESBUL.334  MGT - Policy: FEMA & the RACES 1/2
RELEASE DATE:  July 11, 1994

Question: Doesn't FEMA Run the RACES?

Response: FEMA has certain responsibilities, but "running" RACES
(in the sense of control)  is not included. The RACES is a LOCAL
or STATE governments emergency communications reserve, sponsored
and controlled by that government which sets up the unit. FEMA
has NO jurisdiction or authority over the local or state
government, including that of its RACES, except in the area of
matching funds. In the past FEMA did provide a "Guide" to assist
local governments in establishing the RACES. The operative word
is "guide".

Statements that "FEMA sponsors RACES" or words to that effect
have appeared in several publications. Unfortunately some
interpret that to mean that it "runs" the RACES program. It does
not. The RACES unit is sponsored by the local or state government
with a civil defense council that adopts a RACES plan, appoints a
Radio Officer and establishes a RACES unit. To sponsor is to
control. FEMA does NOT control the RACES.  The RACES is
AUTHORIZED by the federal government for use by the local or
state government to be controlled by local or state government.
No federal sponsorship is required.  Only the government which
adopts a RACES program is responsible for that unit. It takes NO
action by FEMA to allow, permit, support or make possible the
RACES unit. Local or state government can utilize it without any
assistance, direction or "sponsorship" by FEMA unless they seek
matching funds, in which case certain requirements may apply.

The RACES provisions in the FCC regulations do not preclude the
Amateur Service from other forms of Public Safety Communications.
Local government could achieve the same result by establishing a
public safety emergency communications reserve and calling it
something other than "RACES". However, the essential difference
between such a program and RACES would be two fold: (1) it could
not be used in a Presidential Declaration of certain National
Emergencies and (2) FEMA would not assist with funding as it now
does with the RACES program when adopted and approved plans are
filed with the State and FEMA.
Continued, part 2.
eom


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Date: 17 Jul 94 05:30:06 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: BUL 335: FEMA & the RACES 2/2
To: [e-mail]

Bid: $RACESBUL.335
Subject: BUL 335: FEMA & the RACES 2/2


From: W6WWW@KD6XZ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
To  : RACES@ALLUS

TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
INFO:    ALL COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INFO:    ALL AMATEURS U.S   (@USA: INFORMATION); CAP, MARS
FROM:    CA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
         ([e-mail])            Ph: 916-262-1600
         2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832
         Landline BBS  Open to All: 916-262-1657

RACESBUL.335  MGT - Policy : FEMA & the RACES 2/2
RELEASE DATE:  July 18, 1994

Question: Does FEMA activate RACES ?

Response: NO. Statements to that effect are incorrect.

First, there is no Federal RACES.

Second, The agency that activates RACES is the one that sponsors
(or has) the RACES unit: i.e., the county, city or state.  NO
action of FEMA, or of State OES, is required to activate the
RACES unit of a jurisdiction (i.e., County, City) that has need
of its abilities in support of its communications. Even in
Hurricane Andrew and the Northridge quake (both major disasters)
FEMA had to wait for a request from the State before it could go
in to do anything. That's part of the legal separation of
government in the U.S.

A RACES unit is a part of the government jurisdiction that it
serves. It provides PUBLIC SAFETY communications and related
duties for that specific local or state government [or to other
governments that request mutual aid from them under a Mutual Aid
plan.]

The RACES (or equivalent emergency communications unit) function
is to establish and support command, liaison and communications
circuits for the Public Safety requirements of THAT government.
Hence its utilization can be sparse: (1) if the local government
EMA people haven't grasped the programs full capability; (2) if
other Public Safety circuits are intact; (3) if the support
needed is administrative, rather than that of operators (as most
Amateurs have yet to realize how to be of aid without operating a
radio.) As more RACES participants realize just how they can
become "part of government" in mental concept as well as in
practicality (as unpaid staff) the more that government begins to
rely on them and turn to them the very first thing in any
escalating event, no matter how small. When that happens, the
hassle over "activation" becomes moot.
[end of 2 part series by Cary Mangum, LLB., JD., W6WWW, Chief
State Radio Officer.]


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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 18:08:38 +0000
From: pipex!demon!llondel.demon.co.uk![e-mail]
Subject: GB2RS News 17th July 1994
To: [e-mail]

Good morning. It's Sunday the 17th of July and here is the GB2RS news
broadcast, prepared by the RSGB and intended for all radio amateurs and
short-wave listeners.

First the headlines, all of which concern licence changes:-

Power restrictions have been lifted on parts of the 1.8 and 50MHz bands,

Antenna and ERP restrictions no longer apply on 50MHz,

Unattended digital operation now needs notifying to the RIS, and

There are changes to the computer logging requirements.

With immediate effect, the Amateur and Amateur (Novice) Licences have
been amended by the Radiocommunications Agency. In a Gazette notice,
to be published this Monday, the 18th, the RA announced the following
major changes:

Holders of the full Amateur Licence (A) may use 26dBW (that's 400 watts)
on the whole of the sub-band 1.81 to 1.85MHz, removing the power
restriction on 1.81 to 1.83MHz. The power limit for 1.85 to 2MHz remains
at 15dBW.

Holders of the full Amateur Licences (A) and (B) may use 26dBW between
50 and 51MHz. The maximum permitted power between 51 and 52MHz is still
20dBW. The ERP and antenna height restrictions have been removed from
the whole of the 50 to 52MHz band, allowing the use of any antenna.
Maritime Mobile is now permitted on 50MHz.

Holders of all types of licence, full and Novice, (A) and (B), are now
required to notify their local Radio Investigation Service office of
unattended digital operation. This additional restriction has,
unfortunately, been necessary following a number of problems with
unattended operation. The procedure is far less onerous than that
required for a repeater or beacon on a hilltop site, and requires only
the agreeing of suitable emergency close-down procedures.

The final change, which also affects all licensees, concerns logs which
are kept on a computer. At the main address, a licensee must be able to
provide a print-out of the log on demand. When not at the main address,
it must be possible to provide a copy on disk, followed later by a
print-out.

The full text of these changes is available in the London, Belfast and
Edinburgh Gazettes, obtainable from HMSO stationers. The full text, plus
explanatory notes and a list of RIS addresses will be published in the
August edition of Radio Communication, scheduled to be posted to all
RSGB members in the week commencing the 25th of July. In the meantime,
members should contact their RLO or Headquarters if they have any
queries.

A DXpedition to Lithuania, is scheduled to take place from next Saturday
the 23rd until Monday the 1st of August. David, G0BZF and a multi
national group will operate as LY94BDX. Operation is to be on all bands
CW, SSB and packet but UK stations are recommended to check 14.055,
14.295MHz, 3.555 or 3.72MHz. Skeds can be arranged by contacting G0BZF
on 0932 566435.

Now some items of HF DX news from the weekly RSGB DX News Sheet which is
edited by Brendan McCartney, G4DYO.

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Date: 16 Jul 94 23:56:52 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Keps 7/16
To: [e-mail]

SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-65.011
SAREX Keps 7/16 at 10:20 UTC

Greenbelt, MD 7/16 at 10:20 UTC

At this time, the official SAREX Orbital element set for the STS-65 Space
SShuttle Mission is set GSFC-025a with the NORAD drag values corrected by
Gil Carman, WA5NOM.  This set was generated by Ron Parise, WA4SIR at the
Goddard Space Flight Center.  Predictions with this set were 3 seconds
earlier than GSFC-023a at 0830 UTC on orbit 123.

STS-65
1 23173U 94039A   94197.27576731 0.00077033  00000-0  23048-3 0   259
2 23173  28.4687 311.0423 0002865  30.0967 329.9809 15.90866972  1221

Satellite: STS-65
Catalog number: 23173
Epoch time:      94197.27576731         (16 JUL 94   06:37:06.30 UTC)
Element set:     GSFC-025a
Inclination:       28.4687 deg
RA of node:       311.0423 deg          Space Shuttle Flight STS-65
Eccentricity:    0.0002865                  Keplerian Elements
Arg of perigee:    30.0967 deg
Mean anomaly:     329.9809 deg
Mean motion:   15.90866972 rev/day      Semi-major Axis: 6677.9878 Km
Decay rate:     7.7033E-04 rev/day*2    Apogee  Alt:        301.51 Km
Epoch rev:             122              Perigee Alt:        297.69 Km

NOTE - This element set is based on NORAD element set # 025.
       The spacecraft has been propagated to the next ascending
       node, and the orbit number has been adjusted to bring it
       into agreement with the NASA numbering convention.

Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group

/EX

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Date: 16 Jul 1994 03:34:01 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: Paket 6.0
To: [e-mail]

I don't have acess to  ftp.  I there any other place I can get paket 6.0?

tnx and 73, Eric Thompson, KB7PMW

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Date: 16 Jul 1994 14:23:40 -0400
From: noc.near.net!chaos.dac.neu.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Paket 6.0
To: [e-mail]

In article <3082h9$[e-mail]>, KB7PMW <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I don't have acess to  ftp.  I there any other place I can get paket 6.0?
>
>tnx and 73, Eric Thompson, KB7PMW
>
>


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Date: 16 Jul 1994 09:13:02 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: Please read: Ham Radio Bootcamp (Long)
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Jeffrey
Herman) writes:

>Yes, but  that would be A1 emission; A2 is where the carrier is kept
on the  air and a tone oscillator is  used  to send code - similar to
how your repeater's ID is sent. I just need to know  if A2 is legal
or not.

If someone can give me the CFR part number for 11M I'll check to see
if the library has a copy and report back on what's legal.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I looked the regulations up at the library and found it would probably
need specific interpretation by the FCC. It states that no one-way
communications short of emergency, traveler assistance, brief tests, or
voice paging were allowed. BUT, if you are sending code practice to a
specific station(s) this is NOT one way communications in my opinion and
would be allowed since you are communicating a signal with information
content to another station(s).

I will contact the FCC and see if they can give me an interpretation on
this. I think that with all the other "junk" going on on those frequencies
that constructive activities will be encouraged. But then we are dealing
with the government, aren't we?  ;-)

I'll let you know.

- Rob, N1NTE

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Date: 16 Jul 1994 11:15:02 -0400
From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com![e-mail]
Subject: rec.radio.amatuer.antenna still alive?
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Joe
Landis - System & Network Mgr) writes:

>I've not seen anything in the rec.radio.amateur.antenna group lately. Has
it
>been renamed, or do I need to look into a feed problem?

It's still there, getting 10-30 messages per day.

Danny Goodman AE9F/6

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Date: 17 Jul 94 08:14:11 GMT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: SAREX Update 7/17 at 7:30 UTC
To: [e-mail]

SB SAREX @ AMSAT $STS-65.012
SAREX Update 7//17 at 7:30 UTC

Greenbelt, MD July 17, 1994 at 7:30 UTC

SAREX Schools

The school group contacts with the Space Shuttle Columbia
crew are nearly complete.  Twelve of the thirteen schools
planned for this mission have had successful contacts.  The
Bair Middle School in Sunrise, Florida initiated the school
group contact parade on Saturday July 9.  22 students
communicated with mission commander Bob Cabana, KC5HBV.
Commander Cabana has been at the mike for most of the school
contacts for this flight.  He has told the students to
"Study hard, especially in science and math" and to "not
give up."  He stated further that: "I was not selected to be
an astronaut on my first try, but I kept trying and that is
why I am here today...so keep trying!."

In addition to the Bair School, Commander Cabana also
communicated with the Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu,
Hawaii on July 10, the Fronhofer Realschule in Ingolstadt,
Germany and the Richland Elementary in Ft. Worth Texas on
Monday July 11 and the Our Lady Queen of Heaven school on
Tuesday July 12.  KC5HBV was also at the mike during the
South Seminole Middle School contact in Casselberry Florida
and the Washington Elementary School District contact in
Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday July 13.  On Wednesday July
14, Bob Cabana had a 3.5-4 minute chat with the students at
Brentwood School in Sandersville, Georgia and the students
at the West Oak High School in Westminster, South Carolina.
During the West Oak contact, AM radio station WGOG broadcast
the SAREX contact live.  It was estimated that 10,000 people
listened to this live broadcast.  On Saturday July 16, the
students at the Granite Mountain Middle School in Prescott,
Arizona had a very early morning (5:53 am) contact with
Commander Cabana.  13 students asked their questions during
their pass through a SAREX telebridge in Corpus Christi,
Texas.  On the morning of July 15, pilot Jim Halsell
answered 8 questions from an excited school group at the
West Monroe High School in West Monroe, Louisiana.  At the
conclusion of the contact, West Monroe contact coordinator
Mark Ketchell commented that as a result of the SAREX
contact it looks like there may be a new amateur radio club
forming at the school.  Many of the school group contacts,
including the West Monroe High School, have been transmitted
live via WA3NAN.

Japanese payload specialist Chiaki Mukai "Phoned Home"
through SAREX on Wednesday July 13 by talking to a youth
group in Japan.  Despite it being a 2:03 in the morning, ten
students at the Tatebayashi Children's Science Exploratorium
in Gunma, Japan communicated with Dr. Mukai through the
SAREX radio.  All that witnessed this contact could sense
the emotionally filled replies from Dr. Mukai as she
answered her homeland student's questions in Japanese.  When
one of the students asked about the shuttle food, Dr. Mukai
proudly mentioned that the STS-65 crew had a Japanese dinner
the night before.  The contact was shown throughout the
Exploratorium on closed circuit TV.  Sixty people, all
Japanese media, crowded in the room where the students made
contact with Dr. Mukai.  This contact was covered by all the
major Japanese television stations and several radio
stations and newspapers.  From all accounts, this contact
appears to be the most comprehensive coverage given to
SAREX.  The SAREX Working group will share more information
as we receive it.

Most of the above school groups were completed using AMSAT's
telebridge system.  The telebridge system is an
international network of seasoned satellite ground stations
that relay the communications of the astronauts from their
station to the school through a phone bridge.  Darome
Telecommunications in Chicago donates their services to SAREX
for these events.  Bob Douglas, W5GEL, and Bob Diersing, N5AHD,
in Texas and Dick Flagg, WH6CHU and his team in Hawaii were the
SAREX team's primary telebridge ground stations for this mission.

Future SAREX operations

With nearly all the school group contacts complete, two
school group backup passes have been cleared for possible
general QSO opportunities.  While we cannot guarantee
availability, there is a high probability that the STS-65
crew will have the SAREX radio (packet or voice) operational
over the continental U.S. on these passes.  These
opportunities include a pass on orbit 141 at MET 8 days 18
hours 45 minutes (7/17 at 11:28 UTC) and a pass that occurs
around MET 9 days 18 hours 48 minutes (7/18 at 11:31 UTC).
The SAREX downlink frequency is 145.55 MHz.  Voice uplinks
are 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97 and 144.99 (except
Europe).  For European hams, the voice uplinks are 144.80,
144.75 and 144.70.  STS-65 voice callsigns are KC5HBV (Bob
Cabana) and KC5FVF (Don Thomas).  The worldwide packet
uplink frequency is 144.49.  The packet radio callsign is
W5RRR-1.  Please note that the attitude of the shuttle
orbiter provides a clear path for SAREX operations during
the last half of the 8 minute period when the shuttle is
above your horizon.  Our school group contacts were
averaging 3.5-4 minute contacts.  So don't give up after the
first couple of minutes after the scheduled AOS.  Good
Luck!!


Submitted by Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO for the SAREX Working Group

/EX

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Date: (null)
From: (null)


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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 94 12:38:21 -0500
From: news.delphi.com![e-mail]
To: [e-mail]

References <301ja7$[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <3067bb$[e-mail]>
Subject : Re: CALL YOUR CONGRESSPERSON!!! (was Re: FCC Delays now at 17 we

Peter Laws <plaws@comp..uark.edu> writes:

>I am fully aware that amateurs get a free ride in the US of A, although
>the FCC is about to start selling callsigns, thereby diluting yet another
>amateur radio tradition.  (Before someone screams about the $5.75 test
>fee remember that the FCC sees none of that)

Peter:  Since we all pay federal income tax (and in the case of younger hams,
it is their parents who are paying federal taxes), it seems to me that we ARE
directly paying for our licenses anyway.  If congresspeople truly understand
the role that radio amateurs play in providing communications during national
emergencies, it would seem to me that they would move quickly to have the FCC
clean this mess up.  There is some supervisor, or manager, or department
director somewhere in the FCC who doesn't realize the dimensions of the this
license
backlog problem.  I would hate see people give up on amateur radion because
they got tired of waiting for the license.  I have been waiting about five
weeks for my license and don't look forward to waiting another twelve weeks.
73 Joe Keenan

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Date: (null)
From: (null)
And from the Principality of Seborga, some 25km north-east of Monaco,
3A2LF will sign 0S0C from now until Monday the 18th on CW only. I1RBJ is
also active as 0S1A over the weekend.

Now the rallies we know of for today, Sunday the 17th of July:

The McMichael Rally and Car Boot Sale is being held at the Haymill Youth
and Community Centre, Burnham Lane, near Burnham railway station,
Slough. Doors open 10.30am. The event features a car boot sale, no
advanced booking is required. Talk-in will be on 2 metres, channel S22.

The Radio Amateur Invalid and Blind Club (RAIBC) Romsey Picnic is being
held at Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire. All members, families, friends
and supporters are welcome. The event features a junk sale, a bring and
buy stall and a grand draw. Refreshments will be available and talk-in
will be on 2 metres, channel S22. The callsign GB0IBC, will be aired
throughout the event.

Next the two events we know of for next Sunday the 24th of July:

The Colchester Radio and Computer Rally is to be held at St Helena
School, Sheepen Road, Colchester, adjacent to the Colchester inner
bypass.  The event, which opens at 10am, has trade stands featuring a
wide range of radio and computer items, a car boot sale and a bring and
buy stall. RSGB Morse Tests will be available on demand, but remember to
bring two passport size photographs. Talk-in will be on 2 metres,
channel S22. For further details contact Frank, G3FIJ on 0206 851189.

The first Humber Bridge Amateur Radio Rally is to be held at the
Exhibition Centre, Freightliner Road, off Clive Sullivan Way, Hull. The
site has easy access and is one mile from the bridge. Doors open at
11am, 10.30 for disabled visitors. The event features a bring and buy
stall. Refreshments will be available and talk-in will be on 2 metres,
channel S22. For further details and a booking form contact Roly, G0UKS
on 0482 837042.

Now for the HF contest news:

The RSGB Low Power Field Day CW Contest takes place today Sunday the
17th July from 0900 to 1200 and from 1300 to 1600 UTC, using frequencies
in the range 3.510 to 3.560MHz and 7.010 to 7.040MHz. See April's RadCom
page 80 for full details.

Next some VHF contest news:

The RSGB 144MHz Low Power Contest will take place next Saturday the 23rd
from 1400 to 2200 UTC. It features four entry sections: single operator
fixed, single operator portable, all others and Listener.

The RSGB 432MHz Low Power Contest will take place next Sunday the 24th
from 0800 to 1400UTC. April RadCom has further details of both of these
low power events.

Special event stations active this week include:

GB800DON, operated next Saturday the 23rd, by members of RAF Finningley
Amateur Radio Society for Doncaster's 800 years Festival Celebration.
The station will be located at the Gala event at Stainforth Welfare
using HF CW and SSB, plus FM and SSB on 2 metres and 70cm.

GB1WSF, Washington School Festival, will be active from tomorrow, Monday
the 18th until Friday the 22nd of July from Washington School in Tyne
and Wear. Operation will be on VHF, UHF, Packet and SSTV with the
students taking part in the activities and demonstrations of amateur
radio.

During this weekend, many special event stations will be active from
lifeboat stations. This is to raise money for the Worked All Britain
25th Anniversary Lifeboat Appeal. Full details can be found in the July
RadCom.

And now the solar factual data:

The period from the 4th to the 10th of July has seen an increase in
solar activity with an M flare and numerous B flares every day over the
period. The geomagnetic activity has varied between quiet to unsettled
but the general decline has continued and levels are now the lowest
since last November.

The sunspot index meaned at 59, an M1.3/1N flare was reported on the
7th, and B flares up to a B8.2/SF were reported every day. Solar flux
levels did not vary much but tended to rise slightly, averaging 85
units. The 90 day mean flux level was 80 units on the 10th of July.

The geomagnetic Ap indices have continued to decline from very unsettled
down to quiet, with the period averaging 8.7 units. However, the 10th
was down to only 3 units. The state has been 'nil nothing to report'
throughout the period. The aa indices, as supplied by the British
Geological Survey for the 28th of June to the 4th of July, saw a general
quietening with the daily index dropping from around 48 nanoTeslas to 19
by the 4th. The 28th was very disturbed with a midnight period of 102
nanoTeslas. By the 4th, levels had dropped to around 12 nanoTeslas. The
period averaged 35.6 nanoTeslas.

Bartells rotation 2198 began on the 7th July. The X-Ray flux levels have
remained high and averaged A5.8 units. The electron fluence levels of
more than 2 mega electron volts are continuing to decline and were down
to nearly normal levels by the 10th of July; this should help to
stabilise the HF bands.

I'll repeat the figures. Spots - 59; Flux - 85; Ap index - 8.7; X-ray
flux - A5.8 .

Now the ionospheric data for Central France:

The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Poitiers, as reported by Meudon,
have improved over recent levels and averaged 7.3MHz. The 6th was up to
8.3MHz which was the highest level for the past 2 months. The darkness
hour lows averaged 3.5MHz with periods of blanketing E being reported
some days. The highs are now at about 20.00 hours and the lows 04.00
hours.

I'll repeat the figures. Highs - 7.3MHz; lows - 3.5MHz.

Now the ionospheric data for the north:

The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg averaged 6.2MHz and
the darkness hour lows 4.3MHz.

The latest forecast for the minimum of cycle 22, based on the time since
the first spotless day reported in the autumn of 1993, will be late
1996.

I'll repeat the figures: Highs - 6.2MHz; lows - 4.3MHz.

And lastly the solar forecast:

This week, the active side of the sun will be rotating away. Solar flux
levels are expected to be about the 80s, geomagnetic levels are expected
to be quiet becoming unsettled towards the end of the week. MUFs are
expected to be about 21MHz in the south during daylight, and 14MHz for
the darkness hours. Northern levels will be down on these. Sporadic E is
still present most days on 10 and 6 metres, but the intensity is
declining.

And that's the end of the solar information.

Finally in the main news, SSL has informed the Society that as of last
Wednesday morning, the latest callsigns issued were in the G0 Uniform
Zulu  and G7 Sierra Lima series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 Alpha India
and 2 1 Delta Delta series.

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