In this section
- PSC home page
- What's new?
- Introduction to propagation and propagation terms
- Radio propagation Now!
- VLF propagation
- HF propagation
- VHF propagation
- Microwave propagation
- Greyline propagation
- Round the World propagation
- Sporadic-E
- Spread-F
- Long-delayed echoes
- Auroral propagation
- Meteor scatter
- Beacons
- Current ionograms and critical frequencies
- Weather information
- Current solar and geophysical information
- Mainly magnetosphere and magnetograms
- Propagation forecasts
- Propagation prediction programs and forecasts
- More links...
- About the Propagation Studies Committee
Radio Propagation - Principles and Practice
Ian Poole, G3YWX
This book provides a fascinating description of all the relevant information about radio propagation from HF to VHF, UHF and beyond.
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Renato Romero, IK1QFK
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Beacons
The links below are links to lists of beacons around the world, as well as their websites and contact information.
Please note the RSGB is not responsible for the content of external websites.
- G3USF's Worldwide HF beacon list - the most comprehensive and up-to-date listing
- G3USF's Worldwide 50MHz beacon list
- European Microwave Beacons from G3PHO
- G4TMV's HF Beacon Page - with lists and contact addresses
- 10m beacon keepers
- 70MHz beacons
- NCDXF/IBP HF beacon network information
- VHF/UHF beacons in Northern Europe from OZ6OM
- KL7FDQ beacon listing
- WJ5O's 28MHz Beacon List
- Australian beacon database
- K9MU maps of 50 and 144MHz Beacons in North America
- Norwegian beacons from LA0BY
- Hungarian Beacons from HA1YA
- Swedish Beacons from SK6YH
- 144/432MHz beacons (LA0BY)
- Beaconspot: European VHF and Microwave Beacons plus 4m and 6m beacons
- North American Beacons 144MHz and above
- VMG (SK6) VHF/UHF beacons from KL7FDQ
- G4JNT Beacon Design/Construction Page
- G4JNT Keyer
- IW3FZQ beacon audio files
- 10m Beacon Reports with search facility
- Comparative Monitoring of UK 5MHz beacons
- Lowfers in the US and Canada
- 50MHz Beacon Maps by Continent from OE3MWS
NCDXF HF beacon network
- Articles on the NCDXF HF beacon network
- BeaconClock program for Windows 95 to assist checking NCDXF beacons. Indicates the next five beacons scheduled to transmit on your selected band, with callsigns, SP and LP beam headings and distance in km. Updated every 10 secindss. From S R Huntting Inc
- Automonitoring of IARU beacons (VE3NEA)
- BeaconSee beacon monitoring program - for the NCDXF beacons beacons OR here
- DC7BJ NCDXF Beacon Logging Program
- Beacon Observer for NCDXF beacons (VE3SUN)
- Spectrum Lab Beacon Monitoring Software (DL4YHF)
- G3PLX Beacon Monitoring Software
- 5MHz Beacon Monitoring Program (G4IRX)
Beacon Web pages
- AK2F
- DF4PV
- DK0WCY E-mail: dk4li
m15.de - DL0IGI
- EA4UW
- F5ZUU
- HB9TC
- IK1PMR(a)
- IK1ZYW
- IW3FZQ with beacon audio
- IK6BAK
- IT9EJW
- IZ0HCC
- JA6YBR/b
- KA1EKS
- KB2SEO
- KB3BOE e-mail k3ngqrpis.org
- KD4MZM
e-mail erictoaol.com OR KD4MZMarrl.net
- KF4MS
- KG4WBH
- K6FRC
- K7NWS
- K7FFF
- KC8SZU
- KC8QNO
- K0KP e-mail Rex_Greenwellwdse.pub.org
- KA0PSE
- KC0TKS e-mail kc0tks
sbcglobal.net
- LA5TEN
- LU1DMA OR here
- LW2ETU
- LU5FB
- LU9FE
- N1KXR
- N2DWS
- N4PAL
- N7CZ
- N7HFK
- N7LT e-mail n7lt
yellowstone.net
- N9BPE
- N9SSA e-mail n9ssaarrl.net
- OE3XAC
- OK0EF
- OK0EN
- OK0EV
- OK0EZ
- OZ7IGY
- PA1SDB
- SK0CT
- SR5FHX
- VA3GRR
- VA3SBB or e-mail ve3falhotmail.com
- VE3TENe-mail execoarc.net
- VE6EMU (6, 2m)
- VK2SK
- VK3RMH e-mail vk3rmhqsl.net - failing which try m.harrisonmedoto.unimelb.edu.au
- VK6RBP
- WN2A
- W3VD (third party)
- WA4FC
- W4JE
- WB4WOR e-mail claynowr4beg.w4cl.net
- W5RTX
- WJ5O e-mail wj5o
troycable.net
- WA7X
- YB9BWN or
e-mail kwiadnyanayahoo.com
- ZS6DN
- 4S7B
- 9H1LO
Beacon designs and kits
- Freakin' Beacon - connected to a PC with a terminal emulator
- 1296 Beacon pcb
- Synching Program
- Software from G4JNT for beacon construction and monitoring
- Precision Frequency Transmissions from ZL1BPU
- The G3PLX Chirp Sounding Project: Ionospheric Sounding and Ranging
- Fuzzy Modes and Modern Digital Modes (ZL1BPU)
- G0UPL QRSS Beacon for 10MHz