GB2RS Propagation News
Propagation News – 4 September 2022
The radio propagation report was compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 2 September 2022. Many amateurs thought Christmas had arrived early when a solar flux index of 252 was posted on the 28th of August. This would have been representative of a very good solar maximum. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be as the […]
Propagation News – 28 August 2022
There was a welcome upturn in ionospheric propagation this week, with much DX being worked. While the solar flux index remained mainly in the low 100s, quieter geomagnetic conditions, with the Kp index at one or two, helped a lot. We are also heading towards September and better propagation conditions as the ionosphere cools down, […]
Propagation News – 21 August 2022
It looks like the Sun continued to be unsettled with an enhanced solar wind from coronal holes making itself felt here on Earth. A geomagnetic storm pushed the Kp index to six for two consecutive six hour slots on the evening of the 17th, although it was fairly quick to recover. However, it wasn’t long […]
Propagation News – 14 August 2022
The geomagnetic disturbance we predicted last week, due to an Earth-facing coronal hole and its associated high-speed solar wind, occurred in the early hours of Monday the 8th. This pushed the Kp index to six and sparked a visible aurora that was visible from parts of the UK. It also impacted the Maximum Useable Frequency […]
Propagation News – 7 August 2022
Last week was characterised by a solar flux index around 100, but reasonably settled geomagnetic conditions. The SFI had a low of 94 on Sunday and a high of 100 on Thursday. The Kp index has been in the range of one to four, with more settled conditions being experienced in the second half of […]
Propagation News – 31 July 2022
We’ve had a week of lower solar flux indices, despite a smoothed sunspot number in the 50s. The sunspots we have had have been relatively small and pretty inconsequential. The week started off with an SFI of 107, but then declined to 98 by Thursday. The good news is that we have had relatively settled […]
