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Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP |
Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
27 March, 2011
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP reports that the solar activity is at moderate levels.
Big Sunspot 1 176 which is located in the southern hemisphere
produced another low level M-Class flare during the week. There will continue to be a chance for M-Class flares around this region.
In the northern hemisphere, new sunspot 1 177 was numbered on Wednesday. Two new sunspots were numbered on Thursday. Sunspot 1 178 in the southern hemisphere and 1 179 in the north are both simple regions and pose no threat for strong solar flares at this time. The effective sunspot number is expected to be around 60 for the coming week.
15 m will provide the best opportunities for DX followed by 20 m. With the higher sunspot activity 10 m will open
first followed by the lower bands later during the day. Conditions to India will be good from the afternoon till after sunset. During the late afternoons conditions will be good towards Europa. Fair contacts with the USA are possible during the evening. Contacts with Australia are possible on 20 m after sunset. Openings to Brazil and South America are possible during the afternoons. With the good 15 and 20 m openings 17 m will also be full of surprises.
For the CW and digital enthusiasts 30 m may be very rewarding with openings to many parts of the world.
Locally is 40 m the work horse for contacts around the country with 20 and 30-m also being very useful for contacts over the longer distances. 80 m will be best during the early mornings and late afternoons as well as over the shorter distances.
80 m is the frequency of choice during the evenings.
Please visit www.spaceweather.co.za for further information.
South African Radio League
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