What grid square is the KB55 operating area?

KB55 is the live DXRadar reference square for the KB55 operating area. The exact portable or home QTH may vary within the square, but this page tracks the center of KB55 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 KB55 right now?

KB55 is currently rated FAIR. The best bands right now are 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m, with 10m as the main band to watch first.

Grid KB55 Band Conditions

Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator KB55. Coordinating at -74.50°, 31.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.

KB55 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 118.

Regional Radar

SFI

118

K-Index

1 Kp

Center Coords

-74.5, 31.0

Local Phase

Daylight

Grayline window

Sunrise 03:37 UTC

Sunset 16:01 UTC from KB55

From the KB55 operating area, work the 03:37 UTC and 16:01 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses KB55.

Best band now

10m

10m is the headline band right now, with 20m as the dependable fallback if conditions soften.

Closest operating hub

the KB55 operating area

This square sits in a mixed-region footprint and is best used as a planning center for portable, field-day, and home-station band decisions.

Latitude zone: high-latitude
Local phase: Daylight
Aurora exposure: watch during geomagnetic storms
Grayline: 03:37 UTC / 16:01 UTC
Best high band: 10m
Nearest city: the KB55 operating area

● Local Band Quality Scorings

Use this local score for KB55, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.

10m

EXCELLENT

15m

EXCELLENT

20m

GOOD

40m

POOR

80m

POOR

● Best DX Windows from KB55 — the KB55 operating area

Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from KB55 to each DX region at SFI 118 / Kp 1, 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
Southern Africa	3,356 mi	354°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
Oceania	4,720 mi	125°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
South America	5,202 mi	267°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
South Asia	6,983 mi	44°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Europe	8,657 mi	344°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
East Asia / Japan	8,915 mi	95°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
North America	9,500 mi	243°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now

● Band-by-Time Plan for KB55

A planning heuristic for the local day at KB55, built from sunrise 03:37 UTC, sunset 16:01 UTC, SFI 118, and Kp 1. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.

Dawn grayline

around 03:37 UTC

40m · 30m · 20m

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

Morning

after 03:37 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 16:01 UTC

20m · 40m

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

Night

after 16:01 UTC

40m · 80m

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

Recent local activity

Spots touching KB55 and the adjacent squares

These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in KB55, KB56, KB54, KB65, KB45. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.

No fresh PSKReporter paths are cached for the immediate KB55 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

CQ World Wide DX Contest - SSB starts Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT. Current forecast from KB55: 10m EXCELLENT, 15m EXCELLENT, 20m GOOD. Current solar conditions (SFI 118, K 1) favor 10m, 15m, 20m for this contest weekend.

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