What grid square is Vancouver?

CN99 is the live DXRadar reference square for Vancouver. The exact portable or home QTH may vary within the square, but this page tracks the center of CN99 for planning propagation.

How do I find my grid square?

Use a Maidenhead grid lookup from your GPS coordinates or street address, then compare that grid with the nearby squares linked on this page. A 4-character grid is enough for most HF planning.

What bands are open in CN99 right now?

CN99 is currently rated FAIR. The best bands right now are 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m, with 10m as the main band to watch first.

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Grid CN99 Band Conditions — Vancouver

Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator CN99. Coordinating at 49.50°, -121.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.

CN99 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m. SFI: 137.

Regional Radar

SFI

137

K-Index

3 Kp

Center Coords

49.5, -121.0

Local Phase

Daylight

Grayline window

Sunrise 12:21 UTC

Sunset 04:01 UTC from CN99

From Vancouver, work the 12:21 UTC and 04:01 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses CN99.

Best band now

10m

10m and 20m are the main daytime rate bands from this part of North America. Watch 10m first if SFI stays elevated.

Closest operating hub

Vancouver

This square sits in USA footprint and is best used as a planning center for portable, field-day, and home-station band decisions.

Latitude zone: upper mid-latitude
Local phase: Daylight
Aurora exposure: low at this latitude
Grayline: 12:21 UTC / 04:01 UTC
Best high band: 10m
Nearest city: Vancouver

● Local Band Quality Scorings

Use this local score for CN99, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.

10m

EXCELLENT

15m

EXCELLENT

20m

GOOD

40m

POOR

80m

POOR

● Best DX Windows from CN99 — Vancouver

Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from CN99 to each DX region at SFI 137 / Kp 3, and a current verdict. "Open now" means a suitable band is scoring well on that path; "Try ~HH:MM" points at the next far-end grayline. Band picks and status are a planning heuristic, not a measurement.

Target	Distance	Beam	Bands to try	Status
North America	1,342 mi	114°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
East Asia / Japan	4,817 mi	302°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
Europe	4,976 mi	31°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
South America	5,870 mi	120°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
South Asia	7,361 mi	342°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
Oceania	7,721 mi	249°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
Southern Africa	10,045 mi	59°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now

● Band-by-Time Plan for CN99

A planning heuristic for the local day at CN99, built from sunrise 12:21 UTC, sunset 04:01 UTC, SFI 137, and Kp 3. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.

Dawn grayline

around 12:21 UTC

40m · 30m · 20m

Grayline enhancement — low bands reach long distances as the terminator passes.

Morning

after 12:21 UTC

20m · 15m · 10m

High bands rising with the sun; check 10m for DX.

Midday

local noon

10m · 15m · 20m

Peak high-band window — 10m and 15m open widest.

Dusk grayline

around 04:01 UTC

20m · 40m

Second grayline peak — 20m holds, then hands off to 40m.

Night

after 04:01 UTC

40m · 80m

Low bands own the darkness — 40m for DX, 80m regional.

Recent local activity

Spots touching CN99 and the adjacent squares

These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in CN99, CO90, CN98, DN09, CN89. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.

No fresh PSKReporter paths are cached for the immediate CN99 footprint right now. That usually means you should widen the search to the nearest regional hubs below or fall back to 20m/40m for the next operating window.

Top DX targets

Where this grid is reaching right now

No outbound targets were strong enough to rank from the current cache. Check back after the next PSKReporter refresh or switch to the regional grids below.

Contest preview

Next major contest outlook

Worked All Europe - SSB starts Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT. Current forecast from CN99: 10m EXCELLENT, 15m EXCELLENT, 20m GOOD. Current solar conditions (SFI 137, K 3) favor 10m, 15m, 20m for this contest weekend.

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