All Quiet on 6m

This page demonstrates use of the tools described elsewhere. Let's use them to check for unusual propagation activity on 1 January 2023.

The best tool for looking at the big picture is the Global Spot Count Plot. It compares the amount of recorded activity for today against the typical activity for each day in the past three weeks.

Global Spot Count

This looks like a perfectly normal day.


The Global Spot Count Video seems to agree: the highest recorded spot count per 5-minute period in one field is less than 400, and there's balance between Japan/Korea, Europe, and North America.
Global Video

The spot count from PM, and average spot distance, are also unremarkable.



Similar to PM, the spot count plot and average distance plot from JN is typical.



And as a final sample, the spot count and average distance plots from FN are typical.


Conclusion: 1 January 2023 was a very quiet day for 6m, all around the world.

Explanation: