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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B7.3
Wind 389.8 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 04:00 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 sitting around with the radio on and not really doing anything

    Michael Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    Amanda Foster

  2. anyone else just sitting on 40m tonight watching the band

    Contest Joe,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Contest Joe

  3. anybody else just sitting on 40m watching the band die lol

    Thomas White,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Susan Johnson

  4. Is ham radio really dying or just changing?

    Robert Chen,
    • 2 replies
    • 230 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  5. anyone else just sitting on 40m listening tonight

    David Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    David Parker

  7. ARRL membership debate - worth it these days?

    Lisa Rodriguez91,
    • 0 replies
    • 106 views
    Lisa Rodriguez91

  8. anyone else just sitting on 40m tonight with nothing going on

    Jennifer Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Carlos Martinez

  9. anyone else just sitting around listening to 40m tonight

    Ashley Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Ashley Wilson81

  10. anyone else just sitting here listening to 40m on a saturday night

    Kimberly Brooks,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Nancy White

  11. anyone else just sit on 40m at night and listen for a while

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Helen Anderson

  13. anyone else just sit on 40m at night for no reason

    Sarah Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 164 views
    Jessica Wilson

  14. anyone else just sit on 40m at night for no reason

    Emily Thomas74,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    James Holloway

  15. anyone else notice the bands have been weird lately

    Thomas Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Amanda Williams

  16. anyone else just kind of wandering around the bands lately

    Nancy White,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Emily Thomas74

  17. anyone else noticed how quiet 40m has been lately

    John Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Linda Wilson

  19. anyone else just sitting on 40m watching the noise floor lately

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Diana Foster

  20. anyone else just not feel like operating lately

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Thomas Bradley

  21. anyone else notice band conditions been weird lately?

    Sarah Mitchell94,
    • 1 reply
    • 186 views
    Radio Geek

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

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    Michael O'Brien

  23. anyone else just sitting on 40m listening to nothing lately

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Thomas White

  25. anyone else just sit on 40m and listen some nights

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Emily Zhang

  26. Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 - Who's Going?

    Maria Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 320 views
    Contest Joe

  27. anyone else just happy to be back on the air after years off?

    Steve Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views
    Steve Wilson

  28. anyone else just enjoying the hobby lately without any particular goal

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Sarah Brown

  29. Finally got FT8 working - what's all the fuss about?

    DX Hunter,
    • 2 replies
    • 143 views
    Emily Thomas

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