Sound Clips of Various Amateur Radio Stations/Beacons via Aurora (.wav & .ra)

K0KP/B EN36 about 50% AU (497KB)  .ra (46KB)

K0AWU EN37 big sig as usual! (421KB)  .ra (38KB)

N8CJK EN84 heard every AU opening! Tnx Greg! (432 KB)  .ra (38KB)

VE4ARM/B EN09 with a 59A signal the day after those 2 big X-flares (5-30-03).  .ra (81KB)

VE4VHF/B EN19 heard during most strong AU openings.  .ra (41KB)

N0LL/B EM09 Kansas  .ra (46KB)

N0UD/B DN78 North Dakota  .ra (49KB)

N0PB EM39 - 144Mhz AU  .ra (46KB)

K1TOL AU/Es FN44>EN44 (236KB)  .ra (22KB)

VE6EMU/B DO33 AU/Es  .ra (51KB)

VE8BY/B weak clip AU/Es (451KB)  .ra (41KB)

W7XU EN13 both sides of qso (913KB)  .ra (81KB)

WB0RMO/B EN10 5-30-03 (478KB)  .ra (43KB)

WR9L/B EN61 Heard only during very strong openings (323KB)  .ra (30KB)

KL7/KG0VL/B BP75, Jeff's bcn via AU/Es, N8PUM/B in noise floor (395KB)  .ra (35KB)

WZ8D/B EM79, N8PUM/B in noise floor (.ra 67KB)

Viewing the Aurora is a whole other story! I am located at 55 degrees north magnetic latitude, and when the Kp Index/Activity Level actually gets high enough it's always cloudy. HI HI!

Use the tables below to find out what level the Kp Index or the activity level must be in order to view the Aurora. Your magnetic latitude can be found using this map.
The current Magnetic Activity Level is displayed on the left side of the NOAA POES Auroral oval Map at the top of this page. The current Kp can be found here.

(Ex. The kp would have to be >5 while the Activity Level would have to be >9 in order for me to see the Aurora.)

Links Related to Radio Aurora

KG0VL Radio Aurora Research K0KP Amateur Radio (America's Aurora Beacon) University of Alaska Fairbanks - Aurora Forcast Aurora Sentry Dick Hutchinson-Shooting The Aurora DF5AI on Impact of AU on VHF Frequencies

Map from Dxers Info by Tim Havens - W4TRH