What grid square is the RC64 operating area?

RC64 is the live DXRadar reference square for the RC64 operating area. The exact portable or home QTH may vary within the square, but this page tracks the center of RC64 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 RC64 right now?

RC64 is currently rated FAIR. The best bands right now are 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m, with 10m as the main band to watch first.

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Grid RC64 Band Conditions

Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator RC64. Coordinating at -65.50°, 173.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.

RC64 conditions are FAIR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 137.

Regional Radar

SFI

137

K-Index

3 Kp

Center Coords

-65.5, 173.0

Local Phase

Daylight

Grayline window

Sunrise 22:00 UTC

Sunset 03:10 UTC from RC64

From the RC64 operating area, work the 22:00 UTC and 03:10 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses RC64.

Best band now

10m

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

Closest operating hub

the RC64 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: 22:00 UTC / 03:10 UTC
Best high band: 10m
Nearest city: the RC64 operating area

● Local Band Quality Scorings

Use this local score for RC64, 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 RC64 — the RC64 operating area

Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from RC64 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	2,641 mi	327°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Southern Africa	5,876 mi	209°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
South America	6,284 mi	131°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
East Asia / Japan	7,260 mi	331°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
South Asia	7,738 mi	275°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now
North America	8,605 mi	71°	40m, 20m, 80m	Open now
Europe	11,205 mi	218°	10m, 15m, 20m	Open now

● Band-by-Time Plan for RC64

A planning heuristic for the local day at RC64, built from sunrise 22:00 UTC, sunset 03:10 UTC, SFI 137, and Kp 3. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.

Dawn grayline

around 22:00 UTC

40m · 30m · 20m

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

Morning

after 22:00 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 03:10 UTC

20m · 40m

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

Night

after 03:10 UTC

40m · 80m

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

Recent local activity

Spots touching RC64 and the adjacent squares

These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in RC64, RC65, RC63, RC74, RC54. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.

No fresh PSKReporter paths are cached for the immediate RC64 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 RC64: 10m EXCELLENT, 15m EXCELLENT, 20m GOOD. Current solar conditions (SFI 137, K 3) favor 10m, 15m, 20m for this contest weekend.

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