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 […]

Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 23 September. As we head towards the end of September, we are seeing daytime maximum usable frequencies, or MUFs, starting to climb. The daytime MUF over 3,000km is reaching 12m and is just touching 10m at times. Within a few weeks we can expect it to reach 10m […]

Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 17 September, 2026 Thursday, 17 September marked a milestone in terms of the solar flux index. On this day the solar flux index fell to 100. This is more psychological than important but it is a sign that the solar flux index is falling from the dizzy heights […]