Grid PE46 Band Conditions — Australia
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator PE46. Coordinating at -43.50°, 129.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
PE46 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From Australia operating area, work the 21:15 UTC and 09:20 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses PE46.
Local evening usually favors 20m first, then 40m as absorption drops.
This square sits in Australia 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
- 21:15 UTC / 09:20 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Australia operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for PE46, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from PE46 — Australia operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from PE46 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 0.33, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 1,483 mi | 58° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 5,522 mi | 7° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 5,561 mi | 313° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 5,602 mi | 242° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| South America | 8,371 mi | 172° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Europe | 9,596 mi | 301° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| North America | 10,008 mi | 81° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for PE46
A planning heuristic for the local day at PE46, built from sunrise 21:15 UTC, sunset 09:20 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 0.33. 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 PE46 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in PE46, PE47, PE45, PE56, PE36. 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
CQ World Wide DX Contest - SSB starts Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT. Current forecast from PE46: 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR. Current solar conditions (SFI 105, K 0.33) favor 10m, 15m, 20m for this contest weekend.
Open contest calendarNearby grids