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Primary call ON4JZ
Other callsigns used OO4JZ - OQ4JZ - OR4JZ - OS4JZ - OT4JZ and OT5A (contest team Lier M/M)

Ex callsigns ON1BZJ - ON4AJZ

QSL routing - first choices are digital (no charge and fast) then bureau and if you wish direct (quiet expensive nowadays)
1. LOTW	2. EQSL	3. BUREAU	4. DIRECT

ZIEGELSHIFFER Joe
Antwerp
BELGIUM

WW locator JO21FF
GPS coordinates 51°12'35.28"N 4°25'47.45"E

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Province: Antwerp (AN)
Section: Antwerp Contest Club (ACC)

What are K and A indexes?
The K-index indicates the size of the irregular changes in the magnetic field of the earth over a period of 3 hours. This index is calculated on the basis of values measured by an observation station, wherein the location (relative to the magnetic pole) of the station is taken into account. These observations are made by many observatories.

The scale of the index K is quasi-logarithmic scale, and the number increases with the size (from 0 to 9) of the disturbance of the magnetic field.

The A-indices may vary in value from 0 to 400, and are derived by means of the K-indices a table of equivalence as follows:

K	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A	0-2	3-5	6-10	11-20	21-35	36-61	62-102	103-166	167-268	>269

There is also a conversion of these indices by "name":

A-index	K-index	Name
0-7	0-1	Quiet
8-15	2-3	Unsettled
16-29	4	Active
30-49	5	Minor Storm
50-99	6	Major Storm
100-400	7-9	Severe Storm