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Loggings => HF Beacons => Topic started by: SV1XV on February 19, 2019, 2005 UTC

Title: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 19, 2019, 2005 UTC: DARC propagation beacon DRA5 on 5195 kHz CW, at 20:00 UTC. Weak in Athens, Greece
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 22, 2019, 2120 UTC: Luxembourg propagation beacon LX0HF on 5205.2 kHz CW, at 21:15 UTC. Medium strength with QSB (fading) in Athens, Greece.

See their website: http://www.rlx.lu/de/qso/repeaters/beacons.html (http://www.rlx.lu/de/qso/repeaters/beacons.html) for further info.
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 23, 2019, 2130 UTC: Sursee, Switzerland propagation beacon HB9AW on 5291.0 kHz CW, at 19:05 UTC. Medium strength in Athens, Greece.

See their website "Bake 5'291 kHz" (https://www.hb9aw.ch/bake-5000khz/) for further info.
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 23, 2019, 2253 UTC: Westmorland UK propagation beacon GB3WES on 5290.0 kHz CW, at 22:46 UTC. Weak signal in Athens, Greece. More info: http://gb3wes.g3wgv.com/ (http://gb3wes.g3wgv.com/).

Orkney Islands propagation beacon GB3ORK on 5290.0 kHz CW, at 22:32 UTC & 22:47 UTC. Weak signal in Athens, Greece.
Title: 30 m beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 24, 2019, 1621 UTC: Two 10 MHz (30m) beacons today:

DK0WCY on 10144 kHz CW at 15:45 UTC, strong. More info abt the DARC aurora beacon: http://dk0wcy.de/ (http://dk0wcy.de/).

SA6RR on 10133 kHz CW at 15:50 UTC, medium strength: "VVV QRPP BEACON DE SA6RR = QTH JO67KI = PSE RPT ON WWW.RADIOEUD.SE" More info: http://www.radiorud.se/fyren.php (http://www.radiorud.se/fyren.php). See QSL card on my ipernity site: SA6RR Beacon QSL-CARD (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/48167616).
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 25, 2019, 2115 UTC: 5 MHz bandscan tonight:

Sursee, Switzerland propagation beacon HB9AW on 5291.0 kHz CW, at 21:10 UTC. Medium strength in Athens, Greece.

Good signal from Luxembourg propagation beacon LX0HF on 5205.2 kHz CW, at 21:12 UTC

Weak signal from DARC beacon DRA5 on 5195.0 kHz CW at 21:13 UTC

No reception of the two RSGB beacons on 5290 kHz.
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 26, 2019, 0652 UTC: Only 20m beacon heard in early morning today: OH2B on 14100 kHz, 06:50 UTC. No signals from Asia & Pacific beacons.
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 26, 2019, 0944 UTC: Another 20m beacon heard today: RR9O on 14100 kHz, 09:43 UTC. Weak.
Title: Two 30m beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 27, 2019, 1532 UTC: Two propagation beacons on 10.1 MHz - 30 metes

IK0OZK/B (Marta, Italy) on 10131 kHz CW at 15:20 UTC, weak. Repeats: "VVV DE IK0OZK/B PWR 5 W OUT JN52XM" More info: IK0OZK/B CW Beacon (http://ik0ozk-radio.blogspot.com/)

SA6RR (Oxaback, Sweden) on 10133 kHz CW at 15:50 UTC, weak. Repeats: "VVV QRPP BEACON DE SA6RR = QTH JO67KI = PSE RPT ON WWW.RADIOEUD.SE"
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on February 28, 2019, 1858 UTC: A 2m beacon today: SV2JL/B on 144450 kHz CW at 17:00 UTC.
Title: G3USF beacon list
Post by: SV1XV on March 03, 2019, 1948 UTC: The G3USF list of HF propagation beacons is no longer available. I found in my records the last issue, published in May 2019, and I have made it available on-line as:

G3USF-HF-Beacons-20180523 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WYmhu4_Nb_V5wSgFPdS0p2EH6rG2rup_HtK2XFcqWsw/)

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Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 03, 2019, 2107 UTC: Propagation beacon HB9AW from Sursee, Switzerland, on 5291.0 kHz CW, at 21:05 UTC. medium strength.
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 09, 2019, 1050 UTC: Morning of March 9, 2019, IARU/NDXF beacons (all CW):

09:31 UTC 14100.0 kHz RR2O
09:35 UTC 14100.0 kHz CS3B
09:41 UTC 18110.0 kHz OH2B
09:43 UTC 18110.0 kHz RR2O

For more info about the beacons, visit: International Beacon Project (http://ncdxf.org/pages/beacons.html).
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 10, 2019, 1424 UTC: Morning of March 10, 2019, IARU/NDXF beacons (all CW):

08:22 UTC 18110.0 kHz ZS6DN
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 11, 2019, 0021 UTC: Late evening of March 10, 2019, some 5 MHz propagation beacons (all CW):

19:21 UTC 5195.0 kHz DRA5
19:22 UTC 5205.2 kHz LX0HF
19:55 UTC 5291.0 kHz HB9AW
Title: SV1KMK QRP beacon
Post by: SV1XV on March 11, 2019, 1111 UTC: Today I noticed a new beacon SV1KMK on 14318.2 kHz CW:

VVV VVV VVV
CQ DE SV1KMK QRP TEST
CQ SV1KMK QRP TEST
CQ SV1KMK QRP PSE TEST

I have uploaded a recording: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/48262442 (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/48262442)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 20, 2019, 1605 UTC: Afternoon of March 20, 2019, IARU/NCDXF (http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/index.html) beacons (CW):

17:55 UTC 18110.0 kHz ZS6DN

16:02 UTC 18110.0 kHz 4U1UN
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 20, 2019, 2049 UTC: Late evening of March 20, 2019, some 5 MHz propagation beacons (all CW):

20:45 UTC 5291.0 kHz HB9AW

20:46 UTC 5290.0 kHz GB3WES

20:47 UTC 5290.0 kHz GB3ORK

20:49 UTC 5195.0 kHz DRA5 (weak)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on March 26, 2019, 1829 UTC: Evening of March 26, 2019, some 5 MHz propagation beacons (all CW/A1A):

18:20 UTC 5195.0 kHz DRA5 (weak)

18:22 UTC 5205.2 kHz LX0HF

18:28 UTC 5291.0 kHz HB9AW
Title: DK0WCY active?
Post by: SV1XV on April 06, 2019, 1548 UTC: Has anyone heard propagation beacon DK0WCY on 10144 kHz recently? I have not heard it on my own radios and I also failed to receive it on Twente WebSDR.
Title: IK3NWX 10137.2 kHz
Post by: SV1XV on April 12, 2019, 1135 UTC: I just heard low power beacon IK3NWX from Monselice, ITA (JN55VF). Very difficult to hear and decode, even with a 150 Hz bandwidth, as it is within the always busy FT-8 band.

11:30 UTC 10137.3 kHz IN3NWX/BEACON
Title: 5 MHz beacon review
Post by: SV1XV on April 29, 2019, 2052 UTC: Late evening of April 29, 2019, some 5 MHz propagation beacon logs (all CW/A1A):

20:33 UTC 5195.0 kHz DRA5 (DARC)

20:35 UTC 5291.0 kHz HB9AW

20:36 UTC 5205.2 kHz LX0HF

20:47 UTC 5290.0 kHz GB3ORK (RSGB, weak)
Title: GB3ORK in JT9
Post by: SV1XV on May 05, 2019, 0201 UTC: "0148 -22 0.1 1005 @ GB3ORK - 5MHZ"

5290.0 kHz: Received the JT9 transmission (http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.0.1.html#SLOW_MODES) from beacon GB3ORK on May 5, 2019 at 01:48 UTC.

The text sent is "GB3ORK - 5MHZ" GB3ORK is located located on the Orkney Isles at locator IO89JA and is part of the UK 5MHz Beacon Chain (https://rsgb.org/main/operating/band-plans/hf/5mhz/uk-5-mhz-beacon-chain/).
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on May 08, 2019, 1704 UTC: One DX propagation beacon on May 8, 2019

17:01 UTC 14100.0 kHz RR9O (Siberia)

Also hearing the regulars OH2B, 4X6TU
Title: Re: SV1KMK QRP beacon
Post by: Teotwaki on May 08, 2019, 1808 UTC: Quote from: SV1XV on March 11, 2019, 1111 UTC
Today I noticed a new beacon SV1KMK on 14318.2 kHz CW:

VVV VVV VVV
CQ DE SV1KMK QRP TEST
CQ SV1KMK QRP TEST
CQ SV1KMK QRP PSE TEST

I have uploaded a recording: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/48262442 (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/48262442)

Thanks for sharing the recording!
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on May 19, 2019, 2009 UTC: For the first time in recent weeks, propagation beacon DK0WCY on May 19, 2019. Week signal, faded out after a while. At 19:50 I also received fragment of its PSK31 telemetry.

19:33 UTC 10144.0 kHz DK0WCY Scheggerott, Germany (JO44vq).
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on May 26, 2019, 0618 UTC: A few 28 MHz propagation beacons on the morning of May 26, 2019 via Es (sporadic E) propagation:

06:05 UTC 28217.0 IQ5MS JN54AA

06:07 UTC 28205.0 DL0IGI JN57MT

06:09 UTC 28188.0 OE3XAC JN78SB

See a list by G3USF here: https://sv1xv.blogspot.com/p/g3usfs-worldwide-list-of-hf-beacons.html (https://sv1xv.blogspot.com/p/g3usfs-worldwide-list-of-hf-beacons.html).
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on June 11, 2019, 0212 UTC: Dennis Green, ZS4BS is the new IARU HF Beacon coordinator:

ZS4BS's Worldwide List of HF Beacons (https://sv1xv.blogspot.com/2019/06/zs4bss-worldwide-list-of-hf-beacons.html).

The new IARU HF Beacon site is:

Worldwide List of HF Beacons (https://iaruhfbeacons.wordpress.com/).
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on June 15, 2019, 0731 UTC: A few 28 MHz propagation beacons on June 15, 2019

07:20 UTC 28205.0 DL0IGI JN57MT A1A (CW)

07:22 UTC 28226.9 IW3FZQ JN55VF A1A (CW)

07:25 UTC 28257.5 DK0TEN JN47NT F1A (FSK)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on June 26, 2019, 1628 UTC: Today, I hear DARC beacon again, after many days:

16:25 UTC 10144.0 kHz DK0WCY CW
Title: DK0WCY 10 MHz
Post by: SV1XV on July 02, 2019, 0432 UTC: 04:30 UTC 10144.0 kHz DK0WCY CW DARC beacon with SOLAR/GEO bulletin
Title: Re: DK0WCY 10 MHz
Post by: SV1XV on July 08, 2019, 1954 UTC: Excellent signal from the DARC beacon this evening, I decoded both the CW
bulletin at 19:40 UTC and the PSK31 bulletin at 19:50 UTC!

19:40 UTC 10144.0 kHz DK0WCY CW/PSK31 DARC beacon with SOLAR/GEO bulletins
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on July 28, 2019, 1456 UTC: 14:50 UTC 18110.0 kHz 4X6TU CW IARU/NCDXF beacon, Israel.
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 04, 2019, 1443 UTC: Two 28 MHz propagation beacons this afternoon:

14:30 UTC 28227.0 kHz IW3FQZ/B CW Italy (JN55VF)

14:36 UTC 28173.0 kHz IZ1EPM/B CW Italy (JN35WD, 20W)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 04, 2019, 1528 UTC: 15:20 UTC 28257.5 kHz DK0TEN F1A Germany (JN47TN, 15W)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 12, 2019, 1230 UTC: 12:30 UTC 28188.0 kHz OE3XAC CW Austria (JN78SB)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 12, 2019, 1827 UTC: 18:20 UTC 7039.9 kHz IZ3DVW CW Italy (JN55VF) weak with QRM
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 14, 2019, 0303 UTC: 03:00 UTC 5291.0 kHz HB9AW CW Switzerland
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 30, 2019, 0601 UTC: Two 2m propagation beacon today:

SV2JL/B on 144450 kHz CW at 05:10 UTC

SV2MCG/B on 144430 kHz CW at 05:15 utc
Title: Re: DK0WCY 10 MHz
Post by: SV1XV on October 26, 2020, 1528 UTC: 15:25 UTC 10144.0 kHz DK0WCY CW DARC beacon with SOLAR/GEO bulletins, October 26. 2020
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on November 08, 2020, 0527 UTC: 05:24 UTC 5195.0 kHz DRA5 CW DARC 60m beacon, November 8. 2020
Title: DRA5 aurora beacon
Post by: SV1XV on April 03, 2021, 0504 UTC: Earlier this morning I heard DARC aurora beacon DRA5 from Kiel with weak singal, almost lost in the noise:

04:53 UTC 5195.0 DRA5 A1A (CW)

For more info about the DARC aurora beacons: http://www.dk0wcy.de/ (http://www.dk0wcy.de/)
Title: DK0WCY April 3, 2021
Post by: SV1XV on April 03, 2021, 1025 UTC: 10:20 UTC 10144.0 kHz DK0WCY CW DARC aurora beacon with SOLAR/GEO bulletins
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on April 06, 2021, 0037 UTC: (http://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/10/50688710.85b1a359.240.jpg) (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/50688710)

Nice steady signal from DARC beacon DRA5 (Kiel) this night!

00:24 UTC 5195.0 DRA5 A1A (CW)
Title: 5 MHz propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on April 08, 2021, 0207 UTC: Early this morning:

01:50 UTC 5195.0 kHz DRA5 CW Kiel, Germany

02:00 UTC 5291.0 kHz HB9AW CW Switzerland
Title: OK0EU beacons
Post by: SV1XV on April 08, 2021, 0504 UTC: (http://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/28/50691428.cd962eff.240.jpg) (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/50691428)
OK0EU beacons (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/50691428) par SV1XV (http://www.ipernity.com/home/777361), on ipernity

Screen capture of OK0EU beacons (2021-04-08, 04:32 UTC) on 4696.6 kHz.

The beacon network is operated by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Website: http://ok0eu.fud.cz (http://ok0eu.fud.cz)
Title: Re: OK0EU beacons
Post by: SV1XV on April 09, 2021, 0406 UTC: 04:03 UTC 7038.5 kHz OK0EU CW Prague, Czech Republic
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on November 10, 2021, 0432 UTC: A new one (for me) on 28.2 MHz:

11:45 UTC 28214.2 kHz FR1GZ/B CW Reunion (LG79RC 10W GP)
Title: SV2HNE/B
Post by: SV1XV on February 18, 2022, 1057 UTC: A new one (for me) on 28.2 MHz:

17:56 UTC 28201.5 kHz SV2HNE/B CW Thessaloniki Area, GRC (KN10LL 5W GP)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 08, 2022, 1527 UTC: A new one (for me) on 21 MHz today:

15:25 UTC 21149.0 kHz IT9ATQ/B CW, Catania area, Sicily, ITA (JM77MM 5W GP)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on August 17, 2022, 0839 UTC: A new one on 28 MHz:

08:35 UTC 28193.9 kHz IW4EIR/B CW, Near Parma, ITA (JN54AS)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: SV1XV on October 26, 2024, 1439 UTC: A new one on 28 MHz:

14:24 UTC 28150.0 kHz HZ1HSM/B CW, near Hail, SAU (LL07TN)

According to QRZ.COM, call sign HZ1HSM is a Special Call Sign for Hail Satellite Manarat (lighthouse), P.O. Box: 12251, Riyadh 11473, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: log@sars.sa

https://www.qrz.com/db/HZ1HSM (https://www.qrz.com/db/HZ1HSM)
Title: Re: HF propagation beacons
Post by: Teotwaki on October 26, 2024, 1529 UTC: The description on the web site is interesting. They are not "pirate" beacons but are more sophisticated than the Russian military beacons:

"OK0EU is short-wave QRP beacon net set up by the OK QRP Club as a part of the Multi-point continuous Doppler sounding system of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IAP CAS). The system is working on frequencies 3.59, 4.65 and 7MHz and is a source of experimental data for basic research of atmospheric waves and other disturbances in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. IAP is running similar net in other countries too (Slovakia, Belgium, France, Argentina, South Africa, Taiwan). See the IAP web page for more information HERE.

The output power 1 W and low elevated dipole antenna of each transmitter simulate average working conditions of the QRPP radio station. You can use the beacon for your RIG calibration, stability measurement, narrow band receiving experiments, actual conditions testing etc.

The frequency of each beacon is set precisely by DDS and derived from the high stability 20 MHz TCXO. On 3.5 and 4.6 MHz five and on 7 MHz three transmitters with 4 Hz separation are running for multipoint measurement. The call sign and status is sent 40 Hz up."