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12/31/2009 | The K7RA Solar Update

Here we are, on the last day of the year, with finally some very positive indicators for Solar Cycle 24. Each day since December 9 (except for Christmas Day), sunspots have been visible. The average daily sunspot numbers for the week December 24-30 were 1
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01/02/2009 | ARRL Headquarters Closed for Christmas, New Year's Holidays

ARRL Headquarters will close at 3 PM on December 24 and will be closed Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day. There will be no W1AW bulletins or code
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12/26/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

Snow has fallen all week here in Seattle, and the Sun is still void of spots. We last saw sunspots on December 10, 11 and 12. The solar flux -- a measure of 2.8 GHz radio energy from our Sun -- has been running between 68-69 for weeks, except for December
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12/19/2008 | The K7RA Solar Update

Last week's sunspot group was only visible for three days, December 10-12. The average daily sunspot number for all of 2007 was 12.8; if we see no sunspots for the rest of 2008, the average for this year will be 4.7. By comparison, the yearly averages of
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03/13/2008 | Surfin': Thrown For a Loop

This week, I get thrown for a loop and search the Internet to find out more about it.
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