Aurora
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Aurora is a phenomena which is most prevalent in the regions close to the so called "Aurora Belt". Depending on where you live in the world this belt may be southern Canada or the northern part of the Nordic countries. In these areas Aurora will occur a dozen times a year, even in the quiet periods of the Solar Cycle. If you live more to the south, like in Central Europe, years may pass with little or no Aurora openings.
Finally, after a very long solar minimum, our neighbouring star has been showing activity since early 2010. Sunspots have been appearing again, but thus far there have been no major Aurora openings. However, we are interested to have infos about ANY Aurora opening occurring in the European area (other parts of the Northen and Southern hemisphere may be added later, depending on Ham and Solar activity). So if you make any Aurora QSOs on 2 metre or 70 cm, please post them into the aurora page using LOGIN, or send as a text file to pa3biy@mmmonvhf.de and pa2dw@mmmonvhf.de. The results of QSOs will be plotted on a map of Europe, and/or posted as lists of worked stations.
In order to produce an intersection map of the position of the Aurora cloud(s), we need reports from both stations who have been involved in a QSO, including an accurate beam heading. Please use LOGIN (please register), and file your list of QSOs by clicking: "Send your report" and follow the guidelines.
Example log entry by PA3BIY:
12:14 PA4EME JO20WX 45
12:17 HA5CRX JN97NM 85
If you are new to VHF DX, you might want to read this small introduction article about Aurora and its relation to the Sun. Other articles related to VHF propagation can be found on the FORUM page.
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Last update: 12. Apr 2026 at 08:54 UTC
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22. Mar 2026
Some Aurora this afternoon and evening in northern and central Europe. The source seems to have originated from a coronal hole (CH1351), not a CME.
Mapping by LiveMUF from G7RAU
Rig: 2 x 4 ele + 500WLog:15:55 OZ1CGQ JO57DD QTF 25
15:58 SM6EAN JO58SA QTF 25
16:00 OZ1HDF JO55UN QTF 25
16:18 GM4YXI IO87WK QTF 0
16:21 SM6BFE JO68DQ QTF 0
Rig: IC-9700, 500W + 12el Yagi @9mAglODX:RT1L/KO49ws 1067kmLog:17:27 SM4IED 144,0453 CW 59A 55A JP71eb 13
17:30 OZ1HDF 144,0500 CW 59A 59A JO55un 13
17:31 R1DX 144,0500 CW 55A 55A KO49mp 13
17:33 PA3CWN 144,0500 CW 55A 56A JO33ah 13
17:35 OZ2ST 144,0500 CW 55A 55A JO45un 13
17:37 DH8BQA 144,0500 CW 55A 57A JO73ce 13
17:45 RT1L 144,0600 CW 55A 55A KO49ws 15
17:48 YL2FZ 144,0600 CW 57A 59A KO37qi 08
17:50 OH4LA 144,0600 CW 59A 59A KP20lg 09
17:53 OK1TEH 144,0600 CW 53A 57A JO70fd 60
17:57 SM5EPO 144,0600 CW 55A 59A JP80mc 45
18:21 OK1DTC 144,0660 CW 53A 55A JO60rl 41
18:31 SM7FCU 144,0660 CW 559 55A JO76nu 45
18:40 SM4HFI 144,0452 CW 59A 59A JP70to 355
Finally, after a very long solar minimum, our neighbouring star has been showing activity since early 2010. Sunspots have been appearing again, but thus far there have been no major Aurora openings. However, we are interested to have infos about ANY Aurora opening occurring in the European area (other parts of the Northen and Southern hemisphere may be added later, depending on Ham and Solar activity). So if you make any Aurora QSOs on 2 metre or 70 cm, please post them into the aurora page using LOGIN, or send as a text file to pa3biy@mmmonvhf.de and pa2dw@mmmonvhf.de. The results of QSOs will be plotted on a map of Europe, and/or posted as lists of worked stations.
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22. Mar 2026
Some Aurora this afternoon and evening in northern and central Europe. The source seems to have originated from a coronal hole (CH1351), not a CME. Mapping by LiveMUF from G7RAU |
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Rig: 2 x 4 ele + 500WLog: 15:55 OZ1CGQ JO57DD QTF 2515:58 SM6EAN JO58SA QTF 25 16:00 OZ1HDF JO55UN QTF 25 16:18 GM4YXI IO87WK QTF 0 16:21 SM6BFE JO68DQ QTF 0 |
Rig: IC-9700, 500W + 12el Yagi @9mAglODX: RT1L/KO49ws 1067kmLog: 17:27 SM4IED 144,0453 CW 59A 55A JP71eb 1317:30 OZ1HDF 144,0500 CW 59A 59A JO55un 13 17:31 R1DX 144,0500 CW 55A 55A KO49mp 13 17:33 PA3CWN 144,0500 CW 55A 56A JO33ah 13 17:35 OZ2ST 144,0500 CW 55A 55A JO45un 13 17:37 DH8BQA 144,0500 CW 55A 57A JO73ce 13 17:45 RT1L 144,0600 CW 55A 55A KO49ws 15 17:48 YL2FZ 144,0600 CW 57A 59A KO37qi 08 17:50 OH4LA 144,0600 CW 59A 59A KP20lg 09 17:53 OK1TEH 144,0600 CW 53A 57A JO70fd 60 17:57 SM5EPO 144,0600 CW 55A 59A JP80mc 45 18:21 OK1DTC 144,0660 CW 53A 55A JO60rl 41 18:31 SM7FCU 144,0660 CW 559 55A JO76nu 45 18:40 SM4HFI 144,0452 CW 59A 59A JP70to 355 |