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Lowband enthusiasts need not despair, however. Under the right conditions on 160m, contacts can be made with stations not only in the dark sector, but also within a band 1000km on the day-side of the terminator.
Propagation data are shown in two ways, graphically and in a tabular form.
NOTE: Propagation forecasting is far from an exact science -- especially when we're near the bottom of this sunspot cycle as we are now. These charts show where the best propagation is likely to be -- but not the probability that there will be good propagation at all. Gud DX!
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In the chart below, the lighter colored areas represent good relative propagation. You can click a band and time and get a look at how propagation is expected to be.
3YØXFebruary 2006Propagation Forecast
Propagation maps created with HamCAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Area | 160M | 80M | 40M | 30M | 20M | 17M | 15M | 12M | 10M | |
| East Coast USA | 0241-0952 | 0100-1000 | 0000-1100 | 2300-1200 | 1300-0000 | 1300-2300 | 1500-2100 | 1800-2100 | 1900-2000 | |
| Upper Midwest NA | 0241-0952 | 0200-1100 | 0000-1300 | 2300-1400 | 1400-0100 | 1500-0000 | 1600-2300 | 1900-2200 | 2000-2100 | |
| Lower Midwest NA | 0241-0952 | 0200-1100 | 0000-1300 | 2300-1400 | 1300-0200 | 1400-0100 | 1700-0000 | 1900-2300 | 2000-2100 | |
| West Coast NA | 0241-0952 | 0300-1200 | 0100-1400 | 0000-1500 | 1400-0600 | 1500-0200 | 1800-0100 | 2000-2300 | 2100-2200 | |
| Caribbean | 0241-0952 | 0000-1000 | 2300-1100 | 2200-1200 | 1100-0600 | 1200-0400 | 1600-0000 | 1700-0000 | 1900-2100 | |
| Northern S. America | 0241-0952 | 0100-1000 | 2300-1100 | 2100-1300 | 1100-0600 | 1300-0400 | 1600-0200 | 1700-0000 | 1900-2100 | |
| Southern S America | 0241-0939 | 2300-1100 | All Day | 1000-0600 | 1200-0400 | 1800-2200 | 1900-2100 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Western Europe (SP) | 0241-0731 | 2300-0700 | 2100-0800 | 2000-0900 | 1600-0400 | 1300-0300 | 1500-0000 | 1600-2300 | 1900-2000 | |
| 0900-1300 | ||||||||||
| Western Europe (LP) | 1500-1800 | |||||||||
| Northern Europe (SP) | 0241-0635 | 2300-0700 | 2200-0700 | 2000-0800 | 1700-1900 | 1300-1800 | 1500-1700 | 1600 | 1600 | |
| Northern Europe (LP) | 1000-1500 | 0800-1600 | 0600-0800 | |||||||
| Eastern Europe (SP) | 0241-0525 | 2300-0500 | 2000-0600 | 1900-0600 | 1600-0200 | 1300-1900 | 1500-1800 | 1700-1800 | 1800 | |
| Eastern Europe (LP) | 0600-0800 | |||||||||
| Southern Europe (SP) | 0241-0611 | 2300-0600 | 2100-0700 | 2000-0300 | 1700-0200 | 1300-2000 | 1500-2000 | 1700-1900 | 1900 | |
| Southern Europe (LP) | 0600-0800 | |||||||||
| 1500-1700 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0829-0952 | 0900-1400 | 0800-1700 | 0700-1800 | 1400-1700 | 2200-0500 | 2200-0000 | 2300 | 2300 | |
| 2100-0000 | ||||||||||
| 0300-0900 | ||||||||||
| VK4 / ZL | 0829-0952 | 0800-1600 | 0600-1900 | All Day | 1900-0900 | 2100-0000 | 2200-2300 | 2200 | 2200 | |
| VK6 | ~1045 | 1200-1700 | 0900-2000 | 0800-0100 | 2200-1600 | 2300-0600 | 0100-0400 | 0200-0300 | 300 | |
| Mideast | 0241-0338 | 2300-0300 | 1900-0400 | 1700-0500 | 1300-0400 | 1400-2300 | 1500-2000 | 1600-1900 | 1900 | |
| Southeast Asia | 1300-1500 | 1100-0000 | 1100-0300 | 1700-2100 | 1700-2000 | 1800-1900 | 1900 | |||
| 1800-2200 | ||||||||||
| Northern Africa | 0241-0724 | 2300-0700 | 2100-0800 | 1900-1000 | 1100-0400 | 1300-0200 | 1700-2100 | 1800-2000 | 1900 | |
| South Africa | 0241-0403 | 2100-0400 | 1700-0700 | 1000-0500 | 1300-2200 | 1400-2100 | 1700-1900 | 1800 | 1800 | |
| KH6 | 0424-0952 | 0500-1400 | 0300-1600 | 0200-1700 | 1700-0700 | 1700-0500 | 2000-0000 | 2200-2300 | 2200 | |
| KL7 | 0230-0952 | 0300-1300 | 0300-1400 | 0200-1300 | 2200-0300 | 1900-0100 | 2000-0000 | 2100-2300 | 2100-2200 |
| Notes: | 160 meter times are based on sunrise and sunset times. It would not hurt to watch these times on other bands too. 15 meter, 12 meter, and 10 meter openings are of low probability due to the approach of the solar minimum (expected in late 2006/early 2007). Monitor the sun for short-term increased sunspot activity. Probabilities on the higher bands may be improved. |