What grid square is the MA01 operating area?

MA01 is the live DXRadar reference square for the MA01 operating area. The exact portable or home QTH may vary within the square, but this page tracks the center of MA01 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 MA01 right now?

MA01 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 MA01 Band Conditions

Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator MA01. Coordinating at -88.50°, 61.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.

MA01 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 121.

Regional Radar

SFI

121

K-Index

1.67 Kp

Center Coords

-88.5, 61.0

Local Phase

Night

Grayline window

Sunrise 22:25 UTC

Sunset 17:13 UTC from MA01

From the MA01 operating area, work the 22:25 UTC and 17:13 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses MA01.

Best band now

10m

Night operation should keep 20m on watch and move to 40m as the path darkens.

Closest operating hub

the MA01 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: Darkness
Aurora exposure: watch during geomagnetic storms
Grayline: 22:25 UTC / 17:13 UTC
Best high band: 10m
Nearest city: the MA01 operating area

● Local Band Quality Scorings

Use this local score for MA01, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.

10m

POOR

15m

POOR

20m

FAIR

40m

EXCELLENT

80m

EXCELLENT

● Best DX Windows from MA01 — the MA01 operating area

Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from MA01 to each DX region at SFI 121 / Kp 1.67, 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
Oceania	4,145 mi	90°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
Southern Africa	4,337 mi	325°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
South America	5,233 mi	241°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
South Asia	7,639 mi	17°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
East Asia / Japan	8,682 mi	76°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
North America	9,010 mi	201°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Europe	9,607 mi	310°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now

● Band-by-Time Plan for MA01

A planning heuristic for the local day at MA01, built from sunrise 22:25 UTC, sunset 17:13 UTC, SFI 121, and Kp 1.67. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.

Dawn grayline

around 22:25 UTC

40m · 30m · 20m

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

Morning

after 22:25 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 17:13 UTC

20m · 40m

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

Night

after 17:13 UTC

40m · 80m

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

Recent local activity

Spots touching MA01 and the adjacent squares

These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in MA01, MA02, MA00, MA11, LA91. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.

No fresh PSKReporter paths are cached for the immediate MA01 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 MA01: 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR. Current solar conditions (SFI 121, K 1.67) favor 10m, 15m, 20m for this contest weekend.

Open contest calendar

Nearby grids