Grid NL18 Band Conditions — South Asia
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator NL18. Coordinating at 28.50°, 83.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
NL18 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From South Asia operating area, work the 00:17 UTC and 12:27 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses NL18.
10m is the first place to check for long-haul openings from this region, with 15m close behind.
This square sits in South Asia footprint and is best used as a planning center for portable, field-day, and home-station band decisions.
- Latitude zone
- mid-latitude
- Local phase
- Daylight
- Aurora exposure
- low at this latitude
- Grayline
- 00:17 UTC / 12:27 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- South Asia operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for NL18, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from NL18 — South Asia operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from NL18 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 1.33, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia / Japan | 3,213 mi | 66° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| Europe | 4,004 mi | 314° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 5,336 mi | 231° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 5,986 mi | 127° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| North America | 7,773 mi | 1° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South America | 9,781 mi | 282° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for NL18
A planning heuristic for the local day at NL18, built from sunrise 00:17 UTC, sunset 12:27 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 1.33. 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 NL18 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in NL18, NL19, NL17, NL28, NL08. 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 NL18, start with 10m EXCELLENT, 15m EXCELLENT, 20m GOOD and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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