Solar activity continues to be extremely low.
We have experienced extended periods of no sunspots at all, and it looks like 1996 will certainly be the year of the quiet Sun for cycle 22. Current projections show the sunspot minimum occurring this year, with the minimum solar flux almost a year from now. After the minimum, activity should begin to climb rapidly, so within a few years even 10 meters will be exciting again. Currently conditions on 80 and 160 meters are good, especially with the quiet geomagnetic conditions we are experiencing. Conditions on the higher frequencies should improve soon not because of solar activity, but due to seasonal variations as we head into Spring.