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The Annual ARRL Field Day

Quick Look at Current Cycle 25 Conditions:

(Data rounded to nearest whole number)

Sunspots:

Observed Monthly, March 2022: 69

Observed Monthly, April 2022: 76

12-month smoothed, September 2021: 41

12-month smoothed, October 2021: 45

10.7-cm Flux:

Observed Monthly, March 2022: 118

Observed Monthly, April 2022: 131

12-month smoothed, September 2021: 89

12-month smoothed, October 2021: 93

One Year Ago: (Data rounded to nearest whole number)

Sunspots:

Observed Monthly, March 2021: 17

Observed Monthly, April 2021: 25

12-month smoothed, September 2020: 10

12-month smoothed, October 2020: 12

10.7-cm Flux:

Observed Monthly, March 2021: 74

Observed Monthly, April 2021: 75

12-month smoothed, September 2020: 71

12-month smoothed, October 2020: 75

ARRL Field Day, amateur radio’s open house, is always the fourth full weekend in June. This year, that means Field Day is June 25 and 26. Operations begin at 1800 UTC Saturday and end at 2059 UTC Sunday. Refer to the official ARRL Field Day Packet for full rules and details. The packet can be downloaded> for the file, 2022 Field Day Packet.pdf.

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