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APPENDIX B: PROPAGATION
INFORMATION
STANDARD TIME AND INFORMATION STATIONS
Besides providing an extremely accurate time source
and other information, stations WWV and WWYVH, in the
continental U.S.A. and Hawaii respectively, deliver
propagation announcements every hour in addition to
acting as powerful beacons themselves. The
announcements include information on geophysical
alerts, solar activity, and more that all affects how well
your signals will propagate to the OX station you're
trying to catch. if you can't hear WWV/WWYVH, then
consult references such as the World Radio TV
Handbook for information on some of the other standard
time stations located closer to your area.
Check 2500, 5000, 10000, 15000, and 20000 kHz at 18
minutes after each hour (WWY), and 2500, 5000,
10000, and 15000 kHz at 45 minutes after each hour
(WWVH) to hear the propagation forecasts.
NCDXF/IARU BEACON NETWORK
The Northern California DX Foundation and the
International Amateur Radio Union are cooperating to
support this particularly useful on-the-air tool. The
network is monitored by scientists, students, etc. as well
as Amateur operators.
This group of stations are located in North America, the
Pacific, eastern Asia, the Middle East, Europe, southern
Africa and South America, and more stations continue
to be added to the network. They transmit beacon
signals on 14100 kHz consecutively in sequence at
The following table shows some of the stations involved
in this program.
Station Bae Location
4U1UN/B | United Nations, New York
W6WX/B | Stanford University, California
KH6O/B | Kane'ohe, Hawaii
JA2IGY | Mt. Asama, Japan
4X6TU
OH2B Helsinki Technical University, Finland
CT3B Funchal, Madeira Island
ZS6DN/B | Transvaal, South Africa |
LU4AA | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Note: As a courtesy to other Amateurs, avoid transmitting on the
14100 kHz beacon frequency. Also, plans are in progress !o expand
the beacon network to include 18110, 21150, 24930, and 28200 kHz.
When operation begins on these new frequencies, avoid transmitting
on them as well.
Tel Aviv University, Israel
HF BEACONS
Beacon stations transmit fram locations in many
countries. Often they operate 24 hours per day and, if
you can hear a particular beacon, you know there is
some propagation to that area of the world. Consult
reference books such as the ARRL Repeater Directory
for detailed information on active beacons. The table
below lists some beacons that you may hear.
Freq (kHz)| Call Sign Location Emis.| ERP
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