SpotCollector Online Help Contents
While its primary role is to collect spots, SpotCollector also facilitates propagation prediction by capturing WWV information from the the spot sources to which it is connected:
SFI - the solar flux index
A - the A-index
K - the K-index
These parameters are automatically captured and recorded. The most recent values for these parameters are shown in WWV panel in the upper left of SpotCollector's Spot Database window . A graphical view of these parameters over the most recent 31 days can be viewed by clicking the WWV panel's Hist button; given the sun's 27-day rotation period, this view can be helpful in predicting future propagation. Depressing the CTRL key while clicking the Hist button will ensure that the window displaying the graphical view appears "on top" if it should overlap with SpotCollector's Main window.
SpotCollector automatically conveys the most recent SFI to PropView, allowing propagation prediction without manual entry of this parameter.
