Sunspots - Monday January 29th

 Solar flux is 141 and the SSN 75.  A=8 and K=1.

Sunspots - Sunday January 28th

 Solar flux is 148 and the SSN 52.  A=5 and K=1.

Sunspots- Saturday January 27th

 Solar flux is 157 and the SSN 97.  A=6 and K=1.

Sunspots - Tuesday January 23rd

Solar flux is 196 and the SSN 139. A=9 and K=2.

Sunspots - Monday January 22nd

 Solar flux is 179 and the SSN 150. A=6 and K=0.

Sunspots - Sunday January 21st

 Solar flux is 166 and the SSN 144.  A=6 and K=2.

Sunspots - Saturday January 20th

 Solar flux is 157 and the SSN 137. A=8 and K=2.

Sunspots - Wednesday January 19th

 Solar flux is 180 and the SSN 179.  A=6 and K=1.

Sunspots - Monday January 15th

 Solar flux is 188 and the SSN 183.  A=6 and K=0.

Sunspots - Saturday January 13th

 Solar flux is 186 and the SSN 188. A=4 and K=1 .

Sunspot peak

According to some forecasts we are just over the peak of solar cycle 25. Only time will tell us if this is indeed the case. Conditions on HF should still be good for several years.

See https://prop.kc2g.com/.

Sunspots - Friday January 12th

 Solar flux is 193 and the SSN 151.  A=6 and  K=1.

Sunspots - Tuesday January 9th

 Solar flux is 176 and the SSN 152.  A=4 and K=1.

Sunspots - Monday January 8th

 Solar flux is 167 and the SSN 171.  A=2 and K=0.

Sunspots - Sunday January 7th

 Solar flux is 159 and the SSN 149. A=3 and K=0.

Sunspots - Friday January 5th

 Solar flux is 126 and the SSN 64. A=6 and K=1.

Sunspots - Thursday January 4th

 Solar flux is 140 and the SSN 63. A=11 and K=0.

Sunspots - Wednesday Jan 3rd

 Solar flux is 142 and the SSN 59.  A=8 and K=1.

Sunspots - Monday Jan 1

Solar flux is 146 and the SSN 55.  A=4 and K=1. 

Sunspots - Sunday December 31st

Solar flux is 140 and the SSN 48. A=4 and K=1. 

With the SSN at 48 I wonder if this is just a "blip" or the start of a long decline? 

In the past "appliance operators" keen on working new DXCC entities have been too keen to abandon the higher HF bands. I hope with FT8 they will not be too hasty. 

Often bands are open, but there are too few people on to enjoy them! Just listen on 27 MHz CB.  My plan is to run 5W FT8 on several higher HF bands as an experiment as long as I am able. This will be a very good use of my tiny QDX transceiver.