[Ips-hf-warning] IPS HF COMMS WARNING

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SUBJ: IPS HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WARNING 01/04
ISSUED AT 02/0056Z FEBRUARY 2001
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

DEGRADED HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR
02 FEBRUARY 2001.

HF conditions have become depressed 15-20% for Northern
Australian regions and are expected to be degraded for
most of the local day for this region.

IF COMMS DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED TRY A LOWER FREQUENCY BAND
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SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST       HF COMMS FADEOUTS             
02 Feb:  low                  None expected        

HF COMMUNICATIONS FORECAST (AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND REGION)
     Northern Aust only           FREQUENCY BANDS  
       T-index  MUFs          2  4  6  8 12 16 22 26
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2 Feb   90    -20%/normal     2  4  6  8  8 12 16 16 

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