Grid GQ20 Band Conditions — Canada
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator GQ20. Coordinating at 70.50°, -55.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
GQ20 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 137.
From Canada operating area, work the no sunrise — polar day and no sunset — polar day grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses GQ20.
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
- no sunrise — polar day / no sunset — polar day
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Canada operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for GQ20, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from GQ20 — Canada operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from GQ20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 2,462 mi | 90° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| North America | 2,658 mi | 238° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 5,050 mi | 349° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South Asia | 5,654 mi | 43° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South America | 5,909 mi | 183° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 7,703 mi | 107° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 9,477 mi | 327° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for GQ20
A planning heuristic for the local day at GQ20, built from sunrise no sunrise — polar day, sunset no sunset — polar day, SFI 137, and Kp 3. 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.
High bands rising with the sun; check 10m for DX.
Peak high-band window — 10m and 15m open widest.
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 GQ20 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in GQ20, GQ21, GP29, GQ30, GQ10. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.
Top DX targets
Where this grid is reaching right now
Contest preview
Next major contest outlook
No contest event is currently loaded. For planning from GQ20, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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