Grid JF88 Band Conditions — Africa
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator JF88. Coordinating at -31.50°, 17.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
JF88 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 104.
From Africa operating area, work the 04:43 UTC and 16:49 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses JF88.
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
- 04:43 UTC / 16:49 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Africa operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for JF88, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from JF88 — Africa operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from JF88 to each DX region at SFI 104 / Kp 0, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South America | 4,810 mi | 264° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 5,472 mi | 56° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Europe | 5,648 mi | 355° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 7,188 mi | 139° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| North America | 8,810 mi | 297° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 9,085 mi | 68° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for JF88
A planning heuristic for the local day at JF88, built from sunrise 04:43 UTC, sunset 16:49 UTC, SFI 104, and Kp 0. 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 JF88 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in JF88, JF89, JF87, JF98, JF78. 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 JF88, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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