A higher K-index generally means worse HF conditions.Ī 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.

Designed to detect solar particle radiation by its magnetic effect. 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-logarithmically from 0-9.

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. The measure of total radio emissions from the sun at 10.7cm (2800 MHz), on a scale of 60 (no sunspots) to 300, generally corresponding to the sunspot level, but being too low in energy to cause ionization, not related to the ionization level of the Ionosphere. Represents the overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere ('Ap' if averaged from the Kp-Index) (an average of the eight 3-hour K-Indices) ('A' referring to amplitude) over a given 24 hour period, ranging (linearly) typically from 1-100 but theoretically up to 400.Ī 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.

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