Website/Radio Propagation
I've updated my DX Cluster monitor so that it can capture images from the Mercator map view. Up until now my propagation maps have been circular. These are square!
Up to 12 different maps can be captured.
Update: The live examples have been taken down as I continue to develop these features.
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Space Weather Ops Dashboard
I've released another update today (version #260407.3).
The DRAP map includes a flashing indicator to show which base location is active in the path estimator table.
Two new (optional) columns have been added to the path estimator:
The GREYLINE column shows when the sunrise/sunset terminator is crossing the midpoint of a radio path โ grey line conditions can briefly boost long-distance signals as the D-layer fades but the F-layer stays strong.
The โF number tells you how many solar flux units (SFU) conditions can deteriorate before your best open band closes โ the lower the number, the more fragile the opening.
The โK number shows how much the geomagnetic storm index (Kp) can rise before the path degrades โ useful during unsettled space weather when conditions can change quickly.
Please go to the launch page or reload the page to ensure you're using the latest version.
Website
My Space Weather Ops page has been worked on today and had a number of changes bug fixes.
One big update is that there are now double the number of base regions available in the Path Estimator (22 instead of the original 11). There are also new columns for the propagation modes which are active on each path, although I suspect this feature still has some errors, particularly around TEP path estimation.
A small but important change is that the FLARE chip on the very top line now shows the maximum X-ray flux in the last hour instead of the live value as seen in the box below it, so if you've glanced away you can still see the highest flux value reached.
A fault on the D-Rap map background was fixed, along with numerous backend fixes.
Radio Propagation
And here we see the fly-through with the 10m band added to the mix.
Radio Propagation
Here's the 2D version as rendered by LiveMUF.
Radio Propagation
Sporadic-E clouds over Eastern Europe have raised the MUF towards 100 MHz.
Here we see 6m Es and 2m tropo spots in 3D.
Radio Propagation
3D fly-through showing 10m and 6m propagation between South and North America, recorded just now.
The orange clouds (which are drawn a bit too bright!) denote zones of signal refraction for TEP (Trans-Equatorial-Propagation).
Space Weather
Aurora reported by amateur radio operators down to ~50ยฐN over Europe.
A G1-G2 geomagnetic storm is in progress.
Radio propagation on HF has taken a hit at the higher latitudes thanks to the storm.
Space Weather
Radio propagation visualised in 3D! Two examples of auroral propagation on the 2m band caught on my Ionospheric Path Monitor just now.
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