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February 2016
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Propagation
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R S G B
Key:
The figures represent approximate S-meter readings, whilst the colours represent expected circuit reliability.
Black
equals low to very low probability,
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equals a strong probability. No signal is expected when a ‘.’ is shown. The RSGB Propagation Studies Committee provides propagation predictions on the internet at
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. An input power of 100W and a dipole aerial has been used in the preparation of these predictions; therefore a better equipped station should
expect better results. The predicted smoothed sunspot numbers for February, March & April are respectively (SIDC classical method – Waldmeier’s standard) 54, 51 & 48 and (combined
method) 66, 66 & 65. The provisional mean sunspot number for December was 53.3. The daily maximum / minimum numbers were 86 on 14 December and 18 on 21 December.
HF F-Layer Propagation Predictions for February 2016
Compiled by Gwyn Williams, G4FKH
3.5MHz
7.0MHz
10.1MHz
14.0MHz
18.1MHz
21.0MHz
24.9MHz
28.0MHz
Time
000011111220 000011111220 000011111220 000011111220 000011111220 000011111220 000011111220 000011111220
(UTC)
246802468020 246802468020 246802468020 246802468020 246802468020 246802468020 246802468020 246802468020
*** Europe
Moscow
67
.......
677 6
.
6
.....
6666
..
6
....
66
... ..3
66666
31.. ..1
6
6
666
1... ...
66664
1... ...3
564
2.... ...2
34
31....
*** Asia
Yakutsk
2......13443 3.2...134
4
44 ...22..13... ...33....... ............ ............ ............ ............
Tokyo
.........3.. ......24433. ....2.23.21. ....2..1.... ....1....... ............ ............ ............
Singapore
........3.32 .......55433 ......3
5
42.2 ......4
4
2... .....233.... ....1222.... .....11..... ............
Hyderabad
........3.33 41.....35444 1.....2452.. ......3
4
2... ....224
4
.... ...22332.... ...1233..... ....111.....
Tel Aviv
66
........
66 666
.....
6666
..
6
.....
6
.
6
. ..
655455
4.2. ..2
55555
.... ...
5555
3.... ...3322..... ...1211.....
*** Oceania
Wellington .......2.... ....334
5
.... ...44
5
5
5
4... ...3
55
5
4
2... ...2
44
.2.... ....332..... ....12...... ............
Well (ZL) (LP) ............ ............ ..1......... 11.......... ...2.....1.. ...1.....1.. ............ ............
Perth
.........2.. .......454.. ......3
5
.3.1 ......3
4
.... .....133.... .....122.... .....11..... ............
Sydney
.........2.. ......4543.. ......5
5
.1.. .....34
4
.... ....2333.... ....1221.... ....1.1..... ............
Melbourne (LP) ............ ...3........ ...33....... ...23....... ....3....... ....2....... ............ ............
Honolulu
..13........ ..142..1.... ...32111.... ........1... ............ ............ ............ ............
Honolulu (LP) ............ ............ ............ ............ ........1... ........1... ........1... ............
W. Samoa
............ ...43123.... ...343432... ....3
44
12... ....233..... .....22..... .....1...... ............
*** Africa
Mauritius
.........3.. 4......14544 2......34322 .......431.. ......131... ...11112.... ....1111.... ............
Johanesburg 33........33 54.......455 33......4444 .......24321 ...1..1331.. ...111232... ...11122.... ....1111....
Ibadan
555......555
656
3....3
666 5555
2..24
655
2.1
5
33235
5
21 ...
54
444
5
2.. ...
554
4
5
4... ...3
5555
1... ...13322....
Nairobi
44......244. 553.....4555 414.....5544 ..12...352.. ...3223
4
2... ...
3
133
4
.... ...1..11.... ............
Canary Isles
666
.......
66 7776
.....
777 66
.
7
.....
766
332
7
65
5
5664
3 11.
6
6
66665
21 ...
5
6
6666
31. ...3
66664
2.. ...2
5655
31..
*** S. America
Buenos Aires 3333........
44
3
5
......34 331
5
......33 ...4.....11. ...21....1.. ....11..1... .....1.1.... ............
Rio de Janeiro 333........3
55
44......4
5
442
4
.....344 11.3.....321 ...121.122.. ....211121.. ....21111... ....11.1....
Lima
3323........ 442
5
.......3 22.4.......2 ...2........ .....1...... .....11..... .....1...... ............
Caracas
4433.......3
4
42
4
2.....34 21.43.....32 ....22...2.. .....3222... .....3322... .....332.... .....11.....
*** N. America
Guatemala
3333........ 432
5
2......3 21.42.....12 ...1.1...... ......111... ......211... ......11.... ............
New Orleans 3333.......2 44.42.....13 ...4.1...... ......211... ......322... ......32.... ......11.... ............
Washington 44442.....24
5
51532...235 1..113212342 .....33233.. .....2
4
431.. ......
444
... ......
44
1... ......22....
Quebec
.5542.....34 45.431..1245 ....1222232. .....33332.. .....1
444
... ......
44
2... ......22.... ......11....
Anchorage
.2.......... ........111. ........21.. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............
Vancouver
.3.......... .1.3.......2 ........11.. ........2... ........1... ............ ............ ............
San Francisco .3.3........ .2142......2 ...21....... .......1.... .......11... ............ ............ ............
San Fran (LP) ............ ............ ............ .......2.... .......2.... .......2.... .......1.... ............
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