Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

Geomagnetic conditions were very quiet last weekend, good conditions
for the ARRL Phone Sweepstakes. But there was much more geomagnetic
activity toward the end of the reporting week, when the planetary A
index jumped to 30 and Alaska’s College A index reached 60, a very
high value.

This past weekend was the CW portion of the CQ World Wide DX
Contest.

Solar activity really picked up in the past few da…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-805