Grid IM14 Band Conditions — Africa
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator IM14. Coordinating at 34.50°, -17.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
IM14 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From Africa operating area, work the 06:57 UTC and 19:07 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses IM14.
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
- mid-latitude
- Local phase
- Darkness
- Aurora exposure
- low at this latitude
- Grayline
- 06:57 UTC / 19:07 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Africa operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for IM14, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from IM14 — Africa operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from IM14 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 2, 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 | 1,731 mi | 44° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| North America | 4,341 mi | 300° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South America | 4,352 mi | 225° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 5,039 mi | 140° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 5,640 mi | 69° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 7,306 mi | 21° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| Oceania | 11,617 mi | 71° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for IM14
A planning heuristic for the local day at IM14, built from sunrise 06:57 UTC, sunset 19:07 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 2. 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 IM14 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in IM14, IM15, IM13, IM24, IM04. 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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