Grid IL08 Band Conditions — Africa
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator IL08. Coordinating at 28.50°, -19.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
IL08 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From Africa operating area, work the 07:05 UTC and 19:14 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses IL08.
10m is the headline band right now, with 20m as the dependable fallback if conditions soften.
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
- mid-latitude
- Local phase
- Daylight
- Aurora exposure
- low at this latitude
- Grayline
- 07:05 UTC / 19:14 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Africa operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for IL08, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from IL08 — Africa operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from IL08 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 0.67, 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 | 2,123 mi | 38° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South America | 3,978 mi | 226° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| North America | 4,456 mi | 302° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 4,806 mi | 137° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South Asia | 5,904 mi | 67° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 7,736 mi | 20° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| Oceania | 11,766 mi | 102° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for IL08
A planning heuristic for the local day at IL08, built from sunrise 07:05 UTC, sunset 19:14 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 0.67. 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 IL08 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in IL08, IL09, IL07, IL18, HL98. 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 IL08, start with 10m EXCELLENT, 15m EXCELLENT, 20m GOOD and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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