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Here are some places I check to get up to date conditions.

List of all measurement locations. Real Time foF2

Click here for current Millstone Hill, MA conditions. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/rt-iono/realtime/MHJ45_foF2.png

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For and updated version of the below, click here. https://www.hamqsl.com/solar101vhf.php


solar101vhf.php


 
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Here are some places I check to get up to date conditions.

List of all measurement locations. Real Time foF2

Click here for current Millstone Hill, MA conditions. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/IONO/rt-iono/realtime/MHJ45_foF2.png

MHJ45_foF2.png



For and updated version of the below, click here. https://www.hamqsl.com/solar101vhf.php


solar101vhf.php

Very useful resources, thanks.

HamCap and DXAtlas combined make pretty good predictions too.


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I have a 200mW WSPR transmitter in the attic feeding a NE->SW EFHW antenna that can give me an idea of my reach by comparing the current hour’s spots to a 30-day spot record.

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I got licensed 3 years ago when someone from another site badgered me to do it AND told me that band conditions would get better.
Yeah, hasn't happened.
Hope springs eternal but.....
 
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I found this one recently, I like it because it shows the reported coverage of each band on the map by type of prop. I added it to the OP.

I don't know where that gets its info. Spotting clusters? I've not had luck trying to use that before. It's quite possible I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
 
That's a good reason to run WSPR from your QTH. I guess that alone would give you your propagation, but it would help build the maps too.

I don't know about y'alls but HF has been rubbish for me for over a week.
 
That's a good reason to run WSPR from your QTH. I guess that alone would give you your propagation, but it would help build the maps too.

I don't know about y'alls but HF has been rubbish for me for over a week.
40m has been pretty great for me this week on JS8Call. I haven't used WSPR, I'll check it out.
 
40m has been pretty great for me this week on JS8Call. I haven't used WSPR, I'll check it out.
I pulled my ZachTek 10-80 200mW transmitter out of the attic to upgrade the firmware. I had it running on a KM4ACK 40/20/15/10 endfed and was puzzled by poor spots. Then I noticed I didn’t have the 15ft coax from my desktop, where the transmitter was sitting, connected to the antenna. I was getting spots on the 15ft coax inside the house!

Here’s WSPR Live for the last 24hr - pretty hot!

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On my list to pick up for 2024 is one of those standalone WSPR transmitters. I've been playing around with mostly verticals and want to build out a few wire antennas this year and WSPR seems like a pretty good tool to gauge performance.
 
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