Grid JM42 Band Conditions — Africa
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator JM42. Coordinating at 32.50°, 9.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
JM42 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From Africa operating area, work the 05:13 UTC and 17:23 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses JM42.
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
- 05:13 UTC / 17:23 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Africa operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for JM42, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from JM42 — Africa operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from JM42 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 | 1,210 mi | 2° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 4,194 mi | 162° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 4,230 mi | 81° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South America | 5,505 mi | 245° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| North America | 5,636 mi | 311° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 6,669 mi | 39° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| Oceania | 10,139 mi | 96° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for JM42
A planning heuristic for the local day at JM42, built from sunrise 05:13 UTC, sunset 17:23 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 JM42 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in JM42, JM43, JM41, JM52, JM32. 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 JM42, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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