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Information on AS-003

Group Name: Sri Lanka Island

Claimed by: 80.9% of participants.

Main prefix: 4S

Location: 5.83N - 10.00N / 79.50E - 82.00E

DXCC: SRI LANKA

Group Contains:

Main island and coastal islands not qualifying for other groups

Sunset in AS-003 will be in approximately 7.4 hours at 12:46 UTC.

Group location

Activations credited for this group

More than thirty different callsigns have been credited for this island group.
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Current nearby weather

This is a report for Katunayake, Sri Lanka. The report was made 12 minutes ago, at 05:10 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9.2 miles per hour (4.1 metres per second) from south (170°). The temperature was 79 °F (26 °C), with a dew-point at 75 °F (24 °C). The temperature felt like 83 °F (28 °C). The atmospheric pressure was 29.83 inHg (1010 hPa). The relative humidity was 88.8%. There were scattered clouds at a height of 1000 feet (305 metres), broken clouds at a height of 1500 feet (457 metres), and a few cumulonimbus clouds at a height of 1900 feet (579 metres). The overall visibility was 5.6 miles (9.0 kilometres).

This information is for interest only. Remember that many islands have their own micro-climate, whereas the airports which have provided the weather information may be on the mainland. Always check the local conditions on the island before setting out.

DX Spots known for this group

A list of all known DX Cluster Spots for AS-003 in the last year is available. Note that this link might take some time to load if it is a popular reference number. You could also try an advanced search for DX spots to yield fewer results.