Jim, you will NOT hear them simply by casually tuning by the
frequency. There are many beacons around the world and their signals are
times so that each one transmits for a few seconds while the others are
silent. So, depedening on the time and on propagation, you may endure a
minute or two or silence before you hear the weak CW signal that they
transmit.
NCDXF/IARU Beacon Transmission Schedule
Each beacon transmits every three minutes, day and night. This table gives
the minute and second of the start of the first transmission within the hour
for each beacon on each frequency. A transmission consists of the callsign
of the beacon sent at 22 words per minute followed by four one-second
dashes. The callsign and the first dash are sent at 100 watts. The remaining
dashes are sent at 10 watts, 1 watt and 100 milliwatts. Click the callsign
to see recent reception reports via DX Summit.
If you can hear a beacon now, send a report to DX Summit.
Call Location 14.100 18.110 21.150 24.930 28.200 Operator Status
4U1UN United Nations 00:00 00:10 00:20 00:30 00:40 UNRC OK
VE8AT Canada 00:10 00:20 00:30 00:40 00:50 RAC/NARC OK1
W6WX United States 00:20 00:30 00:40 00:50 01:00 NCDXF OK
KH6WO Hawaii 00:30 00:40 00:50 01:00 01:10 KH6BYU OK3
ZL6B New Zealand 00:40 00:50 01:00 01:10 01:20 NZART OK
VK6RBP Australia 00:50 01:00 01:10 01:20 01:30 WIA OK
JA2IGY Japan 01:00 01:10 01:20 01:30 01:40 JARL OK
RR9O Russia 01:10 01:20 01:30 01:40 01:50 SRR OK
VR2B Hong Kong 01:20 01:30 01:40 01:50 02:00 HARTS OK5
4S7B Sri Lanka 01:30 01:40 01:50 02:00 02:10 RSSL OK
ZS6DN South Africa 01:40 01:50 02:00 02:10 02:20 ZS6DN OK
5Z4B Kenya 01:50 02:00 02:10 02:20 02:30 ARSK OK1
4X6TU Israel 02:00 02:10 02:20 02:30 02:40 IARC OK
OH2B Finland 02:10 02:20 02:30 02:40 02:50 SRAL OK
CS3B Madeira 02:20 02:30 02:40 02:50 00:00 ARRM OK
LU4AA Argentina 02:30 02:40 02:50 00:00 00:10 RCA OFF2
OA4B Peru 02:40 02:50 00:00 00:10 00:20 RCP OK4
YV5B Venezuela 02:50 00:00 00:10 00:20 00:30 RCV OK
1 Operation may be intermittent due to local conditions.
2 Off due to construction at the site. Expected return to the air in May.
3 Operation on the WARC bands began October 6, 2005.
4 Beacon is operating from a temporary location in Lima.
5 Beacon equipment replaced Jan 16, 2006.
6 Off due to hardware problems. Repairs are underway.
On 9/25/06, Andrew O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hear beacons on this freq all the time and use them daily to
> determine band openings.
>
>
>
> On 9/25/06, John Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Has anyone ever copied a beacon on 14,100 ? ? ?
> > I don't recall doing so in my 35 years as a ham.
> > That may be the shame of the whole deal
> >
> >
> >
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