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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B8.2
Wind 391.0 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 01:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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General Ham Radio Discussion

Discuss general ham radio topics, experiences, opinions, trends, and questions across all operating styles.

  1. anyone else just sit and listen on 40m for like an hour without transmitting

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Amanda Thomas

  2. anybody else just sitting on 40m talking to nobody lately

    Carol White,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Emily Williams

  3. anyone else been on 40m more than usual lately?

    Michael Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Lisa Chang

  4. anyone else just not feeling the hobby lately

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Tower Climber

  5. anyone else just not feeling the hobby lately

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    David Johnson

  7. anyone else just kind of doing this for no reason anymore

    Michelle Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Amanda Clark

  8. anyone else just sitting on 40m watching the band be dead lately

    Lisa Wang,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Amanda Taylor

  9. anyone else just kinda rediscovering the hobby lately

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Sarah Mitchell94

  10. anyone else just sitting around listening lately

    Tower Climber,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Tower Climber

  11. anyone else notice the bands have been weird lately

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    David Davis44

  13. anyone else just sitting on 40m watching the band die lol

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Sarah Williams

  14. anyone else just kind of... falling back in love with the hobby lately?

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Jessica Davis

  15. anyone else just happy to ragchew lately

    Jennifer Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Diana Washington

  16. anyone else just randomly get back into the hobby after years away?

    Robert Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Robert Moore

  17. anyone else just sitting around listening lately

    Karen Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Karen Brown

  19. Solar cycle peak - anyone else missing the crazy propagation?

    Nordic Ham,
    • 0 replies
    • 137 views
    Nordic Ham

  20. Anyone else notice the gatekeeping getting worse lately?

    Morse Coder,
    • 2 replies
    • 158 views
    Sarah Martinez

  21. anyone else just happy to be on the air lately

    Michelle Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Robert Taylor

  22. anyone else just sitting on 40m watching the bands do nothing

    Daniel Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    David Thomas

  23. anyone else notice how quiet 40m has been lately

    Mike Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Kevin Brown

  25. anyone else notice how quiet 40m has been lately

    Sarah Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Jessica Miller89

  26. anyone else just sitting on 40m watching the band die slowly

    Dave Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Dave Thompson

  27. Digital modes taking over - thoughts on the analog vs digital future?

    HF Hunter,
    • 2 replies
    • 160 views
    Rebecca Davis

  28. anyone else just sitting on 40m tonight not really doing much

    Morse Coder,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Sarah Anderson50

  29. anyone else just sitting on 40m watching the band die

    Sarah Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Robert Moore

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