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<H1>Call for amateur radio operators to observe and record propagation
anomalies</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>In his editorial in the August edition of QST the ARRL
Chief Executive Officer, <STRONG>Dave Sumner, K1ZZ</STRONG>, called on radio
amateurs to continue to observe and record propagation anomalies. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>He wrote "we are about the only people who still are.
<BR>There was a time when anyone with a TV set could view the effects of
sporadic E, whether they wanted to or not; it's what interrupted the baseball
game when the picture from your local station was knocked out by one from Miami
or St Louis."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>In every generation there are people who seek a better
understanding of natural forces that shape life on our planet. For more than a
century, amateur radio has provided an outlet for such curiosity. It still does
today - and it will tomorrow.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The <STRONG>South African Radio League </STRONG>(SARL) is
working with the <STRONG>Hermanus Magnetic Observatory</STRONG> to have space
weather conditions streamed in real time. The first step is to set up a display
at the NARC in time for the September Radio Technology in Action 2010, after
that it will also become available on the SARL web.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The SARL will also be setting up a reporting system to
record unusual propagation conditions. If you experience an unusual propagation
condition, record all the details and mail a report to </FONT><A
href="mailto:unsualprop@sarl.org.za"><FONT
face=Tahoma>unsualprop@sarl.org.za</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>SARL website<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.sarl.org.za/Default.asp" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.sarl.org.za/</FONT></A></P></BODY></HTML>