Compiled by G0KYA, G4BAO and G3YLA on Thursday, 22 October 2026 Autumnal HF conditions continue to improve with the odd surprise on the upper HF bands. With a solar flux around 120, there have been some good HF contacts to be made via FT8 on the 10m band, including in Australia, China and Japan, which […]

Compiled by G0KYA, G4BAO and G3LYA on Thursday, 15 October 2026. Last weekend saw the Kp index soar to seven, with a massive visible aurora over the UK. Unfortunately, many of the UK’s leading DXers and VHF enthusiasts were at the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes and so missed it! The aurora was caused by a […]

Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. As we head further into October, the maximum usable frequencies available are slowly starting to climb. We are seeing 21MHz doing quite well, with 24MHz often coming into play. This should improve as the month goes on. This last week was characterised by relatively […]

Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday, 1 October 2026. As we enter October, we think it’s time to get excited about HF again. Some of the best HF conditions can occur this month as MUFs rise. It might take a couple of weeks to get going but it will, we promise – there’s […]