Propagation & weather widgets
See which HF bands are likely open before you tune: solar conditions, per-band day/night ratings and VHF phenomena, plus local weather, right in the app.
Shortwave reception depends on the state of the ionosphere, which changes with the sun. The app’s Propagation panel summarises current conditions so you can pick a band that is likely open before spending time tuning.
Solar conditions
The panel shows the headline space-weather numbers: solar flux, the A and K geomagnetic indices, sunspots, X-ray activity, the maximum usable frequency and aurora activity. As a rule of thumb, high solar flux with a low K index means good shortwave conditions; a geomagnetic storm (high K) can flatten the bands.
Band conditions at a glance
Alongside the raw numbers, the panel rates each HF band for day and night conditions, and flags VHF phenomena such as aurora, Sporadic-E and meteor scatter. It is a quick "where should I listen right now?" summary.
Local weather
There is also a local weather widget (temperature, wind, pressure, cloud and so on) for your location, convenient for portable, outdoor listening. It only fetches once you open the panel and share a location.
These built-in widgets are a quick summary. For deeper, interactive propagation maps and forecasts, see the propagation tools under Resources.