Grid IL00 Band Conditions — Africa
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator IL00. Coordinating at 20.50°, -19.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
IL00 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m. SFI: 137.
From Africa operating area, work the 06:47 UTC and 19:59 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses IL00.
Night operation should keep 20m on watch and move to 40m as the path darkens.
This square sits in Africa footprint and is best used as a planning center for portable, field-day, and home-station band decisions.
- Latitude zone
- tropical
- Local phase
- Darkness
- Aurora exposure
- low at this latitude
- Grayline
- 06:47 UTC / 19:59 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Africa operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for IL00, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from IL00 — Africa operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from IL00 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 | 2,581 mi | 31° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South America | 3,609 mi | 230° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 4,407 mi | 135° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| North America | 4,764 mi | 305° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 6,118 mi | 67° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 8,253 mi | 21° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 11,488 mi | 136° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for IL00
A planning heuristic for the local day at IL00, built from sunrise 06:47 UTC, sunset 19:59 UTC, 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 IL00 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in IL00, IL01, IK09, IL10, HL90. 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 IL00, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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