The NCDSF/IARU beacons have been doing just that for years on 20 through 10
meters with transmission from up to 18 countries on a single time-shared
frequency in each band.
Absolutely agree - wonderful resource and one that I have been using for many
years.
WSPR however extends the propagation
Julian, G4ILO wrote on Friday, September 26, 2008 11:28 PM
Whatever happened to just turning the radio on and listening. :)
Agreed, but also trying a few CQs on a dead band! If everybody just
listened a band would sound to be dead :-)
The IARU beacons imho are very useful indicators but
Hi All,
The bands are opening for the Fall, and I'd like to know what paths are open at
any given moment, using a web based resource.
If I checked right now I might find that 15 meters is open between Africa and
North America, and that 20m is open between Hawaii (or Japan) and the West
Coast
The best real time system I know of that shows actual conditions is the
Northern California DX Foundation/IARU beacon system:
http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html
Ron AC7AC
-Original Message-
Hi All,
The bands are opening for the Fall, and I'd like to know what paths are open
at any
Don Rasmussen wrote:
Hi All,
The bands are opening for the Fall, and I'd like to know what paths are
open at any given moment, using a web based resource.
If I checked right now I might find that 15 meters is open between Africa
and North America, and that 20m is open between Hawaii
Speaking of beacons, does anyone know anything about what seem to be
beacons that appeared in the CW portions of 40m, 30m, 20m, and 15m
last week? Well, I first heard them last week, don't know when they
might have first appeared. Maybe they've been there forever and I
just never
Perhaps setting up a WSPR beacon might be of interest.
Have a look at http://wsprnet.org/drupal/
Headline:
The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network is a group of amateur radio
operators
using K1JT's MEPT_JT digital mode to probe radio frequency propagation
conditions
using very low power
Julian G4ILO wrote:
So there is really no substitute to turning the radio on and listening.
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I agree 100%. I've never put much store in prediction programs. (Too often
the sun is shining outside my window on the days heavy rain is forecast.)
I listen too. And if I'm
Trevor, is 100 milliwatts (0.1 watt) QRP enough?
The NCDSF/IARU beacons have been doing just that for years on 20 through 10
meters with transmission from up to 18 countries on a single time-shared
frequency in each band.
Each beacon transmits its call followed by four dashes. The first at 100
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