Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

06 September, 2009

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is still at a minimum.

The new sun spot that appeared during the week has faded and a new spotless streak has begun.

Solar activity is at some of the lowest levels ever recorded.

20 and 40 m will provide best opportunities for DX. Conditions to the East and the West will be good from the afternoon onwards. During the late afternoon and early evenings it will be good towards the North.

In the morning it may be possible to make contacts with Australia. Contacts with New Zealand may be possible on 40 m during the evenings. During the early mornings and evenings 40 m contacts may be possible with Brazil.

Local conditions are going to be good on 40 m during the day time. 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.

80 m is the frequency of choice in the evenings.

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South African Radio League

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