Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

15 November, 2009

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is still at low levels. Fortunately, three sunspots made their appearance during last week although they eventually rotated out of view.

15 and 20 m will provide the best opportunities for DX. Conditions to India and Brazil will be good from the afternoons onwards.

During the late afternoons and early evenings, it will be good towards Europe. In the afternoons there are good possibilities of contacts with the USA on 15 m. Contacts with New Zealand and Australia are going to be challenging.

Local conditions are going to be good on 40 m during the daytime. 80 m may perform well during the early mornings and late afternoons over the shorter distances. 30 m will perform well over the longer distances during the middle of the day. With summer here, 20 m is also once again becoming very functional for contacts over the longer distances. 80 m is the frequency of choice in the evenings.

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