What grid square is Tunis?

JM48 is the live DXRadar reference square for Tunis. The exact portable or home QTH may vary within the square, but this page tracks the center of JM48 for planning propagation.

How do I find my grid square?

Use a Maidenhead grid lookup from your GPS coordinates or street address, then compare that grid with the nearby squares linked on this page. A 4-character grid is enough for most HF planning.

What bands are open in JM48 right now?

JM48 is currently rated FAIR. The best bands right now are 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m, with 10m as the main band to watch first.

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Grid JM48 Band Conditions — Tunis

Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator JM48. Coordinating at 38.50°, 9.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.

JM48 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m. SFI: 137.

Regional Radar

SFI

137

K-Index

3 Kp

Center Coords

38.5, 9.0

Local Phase

Night

Grayline window

Sunrise 04:17 UTC

Sunset 18:45 UTC from JM48

From Tunis, work the 04:17 UTC and 18:45 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses JM48.

Best band now

10m

European evening operation usually shifts toward 20m and 40m once the high bands soften.

Closest operating hub

Tunis

This square sits in Western/Central Europe 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: 04:17 UTC / 18:45 UTC
Best high band: 10m
Nearest city: Tunis

● Local Band Quality Scorings

Use this local score for JM48, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.

10m

POOR

15m

POOR

20m

FAIR

40m

GOOD

80m

GOOD

● Best DX Windows from JM48 — Tunis

Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from JM48 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
South Asia	4,176 mi	84°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Southern Africa	4,590 mi	163°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
North America	5,365 mi	310°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
South America	5,685 mi	244°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
East Asia / Japan	6,347 mi	39°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Oceania	10,152 mi	87°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now

● Band-by-Time Plan for JM48

A planning heuristic for the local day at JM48, built from sunrise 04:17 UTC, sunset 18:45 UTC, SFI 137, and Kp 3. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.

Dawn grayline

around 04:17 UTC

40m · 30m · 20m

Grayline enhancement — low bands reach long distances as the terminator passes.

Morning

after 04:17 UTC

20m · 15m · 10m

High bands rising with the sun; check 10m for DX.

Midday

local noon

10m · 15m · 20m

Peak high-band window — 10m and 15m open widest.

Dusk grayline

around 18:45 UTC

20m · 40m

Second grayline peak — 20m holds, then hands off to 40m.

Night

after 18:45 UTC

40m · 80m

Low bands own the darkness — 40m for DX, 80m regional.

Recent local activity

Spots touching JM48 and the adjacent squares

These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in JM48, JM49, JM47, JM58, JM38. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.

No fresh PSKReporter paths are cached for the immediate JM48 footprint right now. That usually means you should widen the search to the nearest regional hubs below or fall back to 20m/40m for the next operating window.

Top DX targets

Where this grid is reaching right now

No outbound targets were strong enough to rank from the current cache. Check back after the next PSKReporter refresh or switch to the regional grids below.

Contest preview

Next major contest outlook

Worked All Europe - SSB starts Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT. Current forecast from JM48: 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR. Current solar conditions (SFI 137, K 3) favor 10m, 15m, 20m for this contest weekend.

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