📡 Propagation Forecast (Next 3 Days)
Conditions remain favorable overall:
- 40–10 m bands: Fair to good during daylight, especially 17 m and 20 m.
- 6 m (Magic Band): Sporadic‑E season continues—watch for openings across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.
- 80–160 m: Good nighttime conditions, especially over quiet geomagnetic periods.
- Solar Activity: Moderate flux levels with occasional minor disturbances. K‑index stable (0–3 range), no major solar storms expected.
🏝️ DXpedition Updates
🔊 Currently Active
- ZC4TH & ZC4RH (Cyprus SBA) – CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 until June 20.
- JD1BQP (Ogasawara) – Primarily 6 m SSB & FT8, on air through June 21.
- V47JA (St. Kitts & Nevis) – HF and 6 m action, ends June 24.
- T88PB (Palau) – Operating until June 23; aligned with All‑Asia DX CW contest.
🗓️ Starting Soon
- CN2DX (Morocco) – June 25–July 31, multi-band CW/SSB/FT8.
- KP4NET (Puerto Rico) – June 27–29, active on 40/20/10 m.
- FP (St Pierre & Miquelon) – June 28–July 14, HF + 6 m.
- TF (Iceland) – June 29–July 3, POTA-focused activations.
- SV5 (Dodecanese) & TC0MAR (Turkey) – June 30–July 5, full HF coverage with some digital.
🧭 Looking Ahead: Major DXpeditions coming up in July include C94RRC/C93RRC (Mozambique) and J38DX (Grenada).
🏆 Contesting News
✅ Recent Highlights
- June VHF Contest: Great conditions reported on 6 m—Sporadic‑E made for exciting North America and EU activity.
- ARRL Log Submissions: Thousands already submitted; results in process.
📅 Upcoming Contests (June 21–22)
- IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest
- SKCC QSO Party (CW)
- 6 m International Contest
- Stew Perry Topband Challenge (160 m)
- West Virginia QSO Party
📅 End of June & Early July
- Field Day (June 28–29) – The big event! Huge global participation expected across all bands and modes.
- Canada Day Contest (July 1)
- NCCC FT4 & CW Sprints
- CWops & RTTY Weeklies
- QCX CW Challenge