What grid square is the QL28 operating area?

QL28 is the live DXRadar reference square for the QL28 operating area. The exact portable or home QTH may vary within the square, but this page tracks the center of QL28 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 QL28 right now?

QL28 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 QL28 Band Conditions

Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator QL28. Coordinating at 28.50°, 145.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.

QL28 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m. SFI: 137.

Regional Radar

SFI

137

K-Index

3 Kp

Center Coords

28.5, 145.0

Local Phase

Night

Grayline window

Sunrise 19:36 UTC

Sunset 09:18 UTC from QL28

From the QL28 operating area, work the 19:36 UTC and 09:18 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses QL28.

Best band now

10m

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

Closest operating hub

the QL28 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: mid-latitude
Local phase: Darkness
Aurora exposure: low at this latitude
Grayline: 19:36 UTC / 09:18 UTC
Best high band: 10m
Nearest city: the QL28 operating area

● Local Band Quality Scorings

Use this local score for QL28, 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 QL28 — the QL28 operating area

Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from QL28 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
Oceania	4,055 mi	175°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
South Asia	4,159 mi	280°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
North America	6,257 mi	44°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Europe	6,353 mi	333°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Southern Africa	8,727 mi	257°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
South America	10,696 mi	62°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now

● Band-by-Time Plan for QL28

A planning heuristic for the local day at QL28, built from sunrise 19:36 UTC, sunset 09:18 UTC, SFI 137, and Kp 3. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.

Dawn grayline

around 19:36 UTC

40m · 30m · 20m

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

Morning

after 19:36 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 09:18 UTC

20m · 40m

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

Night

after 09:18 UTC

40m · 80m

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

Recent local activity

Spots touching QL28 and the adjacent squares

These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in QL28, QL29, QL27, QL38, QL18. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.

No fresh PSKReporter paths are cached for the immediate QL28 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 QL28: 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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