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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.3
Wind 414.1 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 23:30 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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Propagation & Band Conditions

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

  1. FT8 saving my bacon during marginal conditions

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 2 replies
    • 136 views
    Patricia Kim

  2. finally starting to understand propagation but still confused about solar flux numbers

    David Wilson59,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    David Wilson59

  3. what's going on with 17m lately, had the weirdest opening yesterday

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 8 views
    Microwave Guy

  4. solar flux finally cooperating? had a wild 10m opening yesterday

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Jessica Williams53

  5. band conditions lately — am i missing something or is 10m actually open?

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Lisa Rodriguez91

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

    Robert Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Robert Taylor

  8. Solar flux back up to 158 - enjoying the good conditions while they last?

    Sarah Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 117 views
    Ham Fan

  9. finally caught a 10m opening yesterday, what is going on with the bands lately

    Susan Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Rachel Kim

  10. bands have been weird lately — anyone else noticing this or just me

    Angela Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Rebecca Turner

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

    Sarah Mitchell94,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Kiwi Operator

  13. solar flux has been nuts lately — anyone else getting weird band conditions?

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Emily Wilson23

  14. bands have been weird lately — is it just me or is propagation genuinely bad right now

    Thomas White,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    James Williams

  15. Solar flux trending down from 160 to 135 - impact on contest season?

    James Wilson46,
    • 2 replies
    • 181 views
    David Chen

  16. finally caught a good 10m opening yesterday — what's going on with the bands lately?

    Amanda Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Robert Chen

  17. bands have been weird lately — what's going on with propagation?

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Robert Kim

  19. bands have been weird lately — is it just me or is propagation actually improving?

    The DXer,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    The DXer

  20. band conditions lately — am i missing something or is it just dead?

    Steven Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Jessica Williams

  21. bands have been weird lately, is it just me or is something going on with propagation

    James Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 15 views
    Susan Clark

  22. bands have been weird lately — is it just me or is propagation really off this week

    Jennifer Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  23. solar flux has been nuts lately — anyone else getting weird 10m openings?

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Emily Thomas17

  25. finally caught a 10m opening yesterday — is the solar flux actually improving or did i just get lucky

    Sarah Moore28,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Amanda Johnson

  26. Best bands for tonight with current K-index at 1?

    Susan Davis,
    • 2 replies
    • 155 views
    Diana Foster

  27. when does 10m actually open up these days? feeling like im missing something

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Amanda Williams

  28. bands have been weird lately, missing something obvious?

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Lisa Chen

  29. solar flux finally climbing again — anyone else noticing 10m opening up?

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Robert Williams

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