Ham Radio Links
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UTC Time
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Useful instructions and frequency Data for Western Washington
Amateur Radio Satellites - passes for next 6 hours
Satellite Pages
Real Time Band Information and Reverse Prop
Digital Ham Modes, links, frequencies
- Baofeng Easy Instruction Manual for simple Manual Programming
- Western Washington Repeaters with Federal Way top repeaters marked
- Repeater Basics
Amateur Radio Satellites - passes for next 6 hours
Satellite Pages
Real Time Band Information and Reverse Prop
Digital Ham Modes, links, frequencies
- WB8NUT Digital Modes and examples
- Yaesu Diigital Information
- Digital Software
- External Modems
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Information from:
http://www.hamuniverse.com/hfbeaconpropagation.html Information provided here comes from two places.
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Solar Flux [ HIGH is GOOD ]
70 NOT GOOD 80 GOOD 90 BETTER 100+ BEST Higher Solar Flux generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; Solar Flux rarely affects the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands. ranging (linearly) typically from 1-100 but theoretically up to 400. A Index [ LOW is GOOD ]
1 to 6 is BEST 7 to 9 is OK 11 or more is BAD A lower A-Index generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; a low & steady Ap-Index generally suggest good propagation on the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands. |
K index [ LOW is GOOD ]
0 or 1 is BEST 2 is OK 3 or more is BAD 5 is VERY VERY BAD A higher K-index generally means worse HF conditions. The overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere (?Kp? if averaged over the planet) over the past 3 hours, measured by 13 magnetometers between 46 & 63 degrees of latitude, and ranging quasi-logarithmic from 0-9. Designed to detect solar particle radiation by its magnetic effect. A lower K-Index generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands;a low & steady Kp-Index generally suggest good propagation on the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands. |