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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP

28 March, 2010

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is still at low levels. Sunspot 1057 is big but  remains quiet.

New sunspot 1058 was numbered on Thursday. It is a very small speck located in the  northern hemisphere. The effective sunspot number is expected to be between twenty and twenty-five for the coming week.

20 and 15 m will provide the best opportunities for DX. Conditions to India will be good from the afternoon onwards. During the late afternoon and early evenings it will be good towards Europa. In the afternoon there is a good possibility of contacts with the USA on 15 m. Contacts with Australia and New Zealand will be challenging. During the afternoons and evenings good 20 and 15 m contacts may also be possible with Brazil.

17 m is most afternoons open to many parts of the world. The majority of activity is concentrated on Friday afternoons and also over the weekends. 10 m is also showing signs of life.

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 during the middle of the day. 20 m is very useful for contacts over the longer distances during the majority of the day.

80 m is the frequency of choice in the evenings.

Please visit www.spaceweather.co.za for further information.

South African Radio League

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