MID-WINTER MONITORING RESEARCH

MID-WINTER MONITORING  RESEARCH

It's mid-winter here in Melbourne, and the 6 MHz band is now open for the full 24 hours.

Solar activity remains very low – the 10.7 cm Solar Radio Flux is down to 74, and the Daily Equivalent Sunspot Number has dropped to 11. There are three active sunspot regions visible, which will remain for the next three days, according to IPS in Sydney.

Notable frequency occupancies on Jun 21 2017 included:

2030 to 2100

3250 N. KOREA Pyongyang BS

3325 PNG. Bougainville at *1950

3365 PNG, Alatau at *1955

3910 S. KOREA V. of People, Korean

3930 S. KOREA V. of People, Korean (alternates with 3910)

3985 S. KOREA VOH Korean

4885 S. KOREA VOH Korean

5020 SOLOMON ISL local

5950 FRANCE KBS-Issoudun French

5995 S. KOREA VOH Korean

6010 JAPAN NHK-Yamata Japanese

6030 ETHIOPIA R. Oromiya Afar

6065 SAO TOME VOA Kirundi

6080 MARIANAS RFA-Tinian Chinese

6090 ETHIOPIA R. Amhara Amharic

6110 ETHIOPIA R. Fana Oromo

6145 ENGLAND KBS-Woofferton French

6170 ROMANIA French