Grid EL55 Band Conditions — USA
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator EL55. Coordinating at 25.50°, -89.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
EL55 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From USA operating area, work the 11:45 UTC and 23:55 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses EL55.
After sunset, 20m transitions and 40m becomes the reliable DX fallback from this part of North America.
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
- mid-latitude
- Local phase
- Darkness
- Aurora exposure
- low at this latitude
- Grayline
- 11:45 UTC / 23:55 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- USA operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for EL55, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from EL55 — USA operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from EL55 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 1.33, 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 | 1,069 mi | 333° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| South America | 3,490 mi | 140° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Europe | 5,263 mi | 41° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 7,198 mi | 322° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 8,437 mi | 106° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 8,855 mi | 251° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South Asia | 9,041 mi | 16° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for EL55
A planning heuristic for the local day at EL55, built from sunrise 11:45 UTC, sunset 23:55 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 1.33. 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 EL55 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in EL55, EL56, EL54, EL65, EL45. 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 EL55, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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