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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B7.8
Wind 387.9 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 01:00 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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Propagation & Band Conditions

Discuss propagation, band openings, solar activity, and how conditions affect ham radio communication.

  1. flux index was like 180 yesterday and I totally missed it??

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Emily Brown

  2. band conditions been weird lately or is it just me

    Priya Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Gary Yamamoto

  3. weird propagation lately on 17m — missing something obvious?

    Tom Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Rachel Green

  4. finally caught a decent 10m opening yesterday, what's going on with the bands lately?

    Jennifer Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Thomas Wilson

  5. when does 10m actually open up? trying to understand solar flux numbers

    David Wilson59,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    John Anderson

  7. bands have been really weird lately -- is it just me?

    Ashley Anderson73,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Amanda Johnson

  8. bands have been wild lately, anyone else noticing this?

    Lisa Chang,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    John Williams

  9. finally caught a decent 10m opening yesterday, what's going on with the bands lately?

    Linda Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Helen Anderson

  10. band conditions been weird lately or is it just me?

    Helen Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Robert Kim

  11. solar flux finally doing something interesting — 20m was wild last night

    Andrew Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Kimberly Brooks

  13. bands have been weird lately — missing DX openings or just bad luck?

    Bob Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    The DXer

  14. band conditions have been crazy lately or is it just me

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    James Wilson48

  15. 10m has been wild lately, anyone else noticing this?

    Steve Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Michael Rodriguez

  16. been noticing weird things on 10m lately — is the band actually opening up more?

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Jennifer Walsh

  17. solar flux has been nuts lately — best DX openings ive seen in years

    Rachel Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Ashley Wilson95

  19. solar flux been wild lately — anyone else noticing weird propagation on 15m?

    Mark Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Sarah Thompson

  20. bands have been weird lately — missing something about solar flux?

    QRP Master,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    John Patterson

  21. 10m has been absolutely wild lately, anyone else noticing this?

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Thomas Bradley

  22. Explaining K-index and A-index to my XYL - help with simple terms?

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 622 views
    David Park

  23. solar flux been crazy lately — anyone else noticing weird propagation on 15/17m?

    Emily Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Emily Wilson

  25. band conditions have been weird lately, anyone else noticing this?

    Daniel Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 107 views
    Sarah Kim

  26. FT8 vs FT4 performance during recent geomagnetic disturbances

    Steve Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Sarah Wilson

  27. flux index was like 180 yesterday and i missed the whole 10m opening

    Patricia Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Patricia Lee

  28. band conditions been weird lately or is it just me

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Michael Peterson

  29. finally starting to understand solar flux and what it means for HF — some questions

    David Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    James Thompson

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