23 cm (1.2 GHz) – propagation and activity now

Updated 2026-10-27 09:29 UTC · this page reloads itself every 5 minutes

1 station in the 23 cm room of the chat right now

Arrange a 23 cm sked

Who hears whom in Europe – last 30 minutes, longest paths

No WSPR or PSK Reporter spots on this band in Europe in the last 30 minutes.

As reported to WSPRnet (via wspr.live) and PSK Reporter, not filtered – a wrong locator shows up as an odd path.

Latest DX cluster spots

No DX cluster spots on this band yet.

About 23 cm

23 cm (1.2 GHz) is a quieter band where skeds matter: point both antennas at each other at an agreed time and frequency. Tropo, aircraft scatter, rain scatter and EME are the main ways to make long contacts.

The narrow-band segment is around 1296.0–1296.8 MHz, with SSB calling at 1296.200 MHz. Activity peaks in the monthly activity contests.

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