Grid DP80 Band Conditions — Canada
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator DP80. Coordinating at 60.50°, -103.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
DP80 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From Canada operating area, work the 12:37 UTC and 00:54 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses DP80.
After sunset, 20m transitions and 40m becomes the reliable DX fallback from this part of North America.
This square sits in Canada footprint and is best used as a planning center for portable, field-day, and home-station band decisions.
- Latitude zone
- high-latitude
- Local phase
- Darkness
- Aurora exposure
- watch during geomagnetic storms
- Grayline
- 12:37 UTC / 00:54 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Canada operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for DP80, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from DP80 — Canada operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from DP80 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 0.33, 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 | 1,501 mi | 169° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| Europe | 3,946 mi | 45° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 4,935 mi | 312° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South America | 5,778 mi | 137° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 6,736 mi | 359° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 8,571 mi | 268° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 9,072 mi | 68° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for DP80
A planning heuristic for the local day at DP80, built from sunrise 12:37 UTC, sunset 00:54 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 0.33. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.
Grayline enhancement — low bands reach long distances as the terminator passes.
Modest SFI — 20m is the daytime workhorse here.
20m and 15m carry the daytime load at this SFI.
Second grayline peak — 20m holds, then hands off to 40m.
Low bands own the darkness — 40m for DX, 80m regional.
Recent local activity
Spots touching DP80 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in DP80, DP81, DO89, DP90, DP70. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.
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Where this grid is reaching right now
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No contest event is currently loaded. For planning from DP80, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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