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s I write this, it is mid-March and still sort of rainy, dreary, and occasionally cold. We even had about 4 inches of snow last Friday night. Spring has not yet sprung here in the mid-south (EM55). By April 1, many are hoping that the Sporadic E season will be in full swing. Some activity has already been noted (see On the Air, below) so I’m going to take that as a good sign. So far this year, in addition to Es, we have seen TEP (Trans-Equatorial Propagation) activity across the equator into South America (Photo A), and even some aurora this last weekend; see reports below. So far, solar is possible on 6 meters. As Cycle 25 strengthens, we might see that, too.