‰ Now 18 WPM transition file follows ‰

a revised fcc form 605 has gone into effect. the new form, which is
available on the fcc web site and located at,
www.fcc.gov/forms/form605/605.html, must be used for all receipts,
as of july 18. the revised form includes a new question 13, with
subsequent questions have been appropriately renumbered, affecting
amateurs applying for an administrative update, or au, to reflect a
change in licensee name.  amateur applicants should always answer no
to question 13. the change does not affect ncvec form 605 that vecs
and ves use. The Earth facing disc of the sun went through a
tremendous change over the past couple of weeks, ranging from a
sunspot number of zero on June 26 to a reading of 192 on July 4.
Along with this, geomagnetic conditions were very stable, an ideal
combination for HF operators.  Average daily sunspot number for the
previous reporting week was only 19, but it jumped to over 154 this
week, a huge change.  Average mid latitude A index was lower by two
points, with the planetary A index down by nearly five. Sunspot
numbers for June 30 through July 6 were 96, 122, 168, 179, 192, 181
and 143 with a mean of 154R4. 10R7 cm flux was 102R5, 114R6, 123R8,
129R8, 123R7, 126R8 and 123, with a mean of 120R6.  Estimated
planetary A indices were 8, 16, 13, 11, 7, 5 and 5 with a mean of
9R3.  Estimated mid latitude A indices were 4, 12, 12, 9, 5, 3 and
3, with a mean of 6R9‚

‰ End of 18 WPM transition file ‰