Quick Look at Current Cycle 25 Conditions:
(Data rounded to nearest whole number)
Sunspots:
Observed Monthly, August 2023:115
Twelve-month smoothed, February 2023:118
10.7 cm Flux:
Observed Monthly, August 2023:154
Twelve-month smoothed, February 2023:153
One Year Ago:
(Data rounded to nearest whole number)
Sunspots:
Observed Monthly, August 2022:70
Twelve-month smoothed, February 2022:64
10.7 cm Flux:
Observed Monthly, August 2022:118
Twelve-month smoothed, February 2022:109
The following is a band-by-band summary of DX propagation conditions expected from mid-October through mid-December and centered on the two CQ World Wide DX contest weekends, hence we will focus on bands active in the contests. Next month’s column will update this summary.
Considerably decreased static levels, and longer hours of darkness in the northern latitudes should provide good DX openings on this band. These openings will often be weak due to the relatively high signal absorption since we are not yet to the longest periods of>. Followthelink, “mapoftheEarth” showing the day and night regions.
