The predicted planetary A index is 5 on January 11-12; 14, 10, and 6 on January
 13-15; 5 on January 16-19; 12, 10, 8, and 6 on January 20-23; 5 on January
24-27; 10 on January 28; 5 on January 29-February 3; 12, 8, 5, and 8 on
February 4-7; 5 on February 8-9; 10, 15, and 10 on February 10-12; 5 on
February 13-15; 12, 10, 8, and 6 on February 16-19; 5 on February 20-23, and 10
 on February 24.

Sunspot numbers for January 4-10 were 13, 11, 11, 11, 13, 13, and 11, with a
mean of 0. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69.5, 69.3, 69.4, 69.9, 70.3, 70.8, and
 70.4, with a mean of 69.9. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 5, 3, 3, 9,
9, and 5, with a mean of 5.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 3, 5, 2, 2,
 9, 7, and 4, with a mean of 4.6.

Send me your reports and observations.

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Getting It Right

In the article "Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Makes Ham Radio Debut with State's
Bicentennial Call Sign," which appeared in the January 4 edition of The ARRL
Letter, we got the capital of Alabama incorrect. It is Montgomery.

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Just Ahead in Radiosport

 *  January 13 -- YB DX Contest (Phone)
 *  January 13 -- Old New Year Contest (CW, phone)
 *  January 13-14 -- UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest
 *  January 13-14 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
 *  January 13-14 -- North American QSO Party (CW)
 *  January 14 -- NRAU-Baltic Contest SSB
 *  January 14 -- DARC 10-Meter Contest (CW, phone)
 *  January 14 -- NRAU-Baltic Contest (CW)
 *  January 18 -- NAQCC CW Sprint

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 *  March 30-31 -- Maine State Convention, Lewiston, Maine
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