Steve Nichols, G0KYA

UK Propagation charts for March 2011

Steve, G0KYA has published his UK propagation prediction charts for March 2011.

Steve said: "I reported last month that conditions had been dire - and then the solar flux rose up to 125. Yippee!

"Unfortunately, this brought flare and coronal mass ejection activity as well, so the bands were up and down. We had good F2 layer openings, but then aurora and poor conditions as well.
I expect conditions to be similar in March with big swings in the solar and K indices as new sunspots rotate into view, the flux rises, but then we get CME and flare activity.

"This month's predictions are based on a smoothed sunspot number of 39. Expect to see openings up to 15m, perhaps even 12m/10m if conditions continue to improve. March is also good for North/South paths, such as UK<>South Africa. So good DX," he concluded.

See www.g0kya.blogspot.com

Regards,
Steve G0KYA

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