Kenwood KSS User Manual

© APPENDICES
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
power
levels
from
100
watts
down
to
100
milliwatts.
Hage
—
oO
AUS
AIA
|
100
You
can
listen
to
each
station
transmit
with
a
known
2292
80
7
power
from
a
known
direction
and
location.
24192.05
|
_KK6TG
St.
Helena
FIA
|
0.03
ca
act
’
Da
:
28050
_.
PY2GOB
Sao
Paulo
=
i
ae
With
minimal
effort,
in
a
brief
time
you
can
compile
a
28175
|
VE3TEN
Ottawa
~_
|
49
customized
and
accurate
profile
of
HF
propagation
aaiat
SBazL
Cyprus
ar
conditions
at
your
location.
This
information
will
help
—
you
decide
where
to
point
your
antenna
to
took
for
DX
28191
|
VE6YF
Edmontan
baad
Boal)
or
to
call
CQ.
You
could
even
distribute
the
information
28195
4M
Bologna
AIA
|
20
via
packetciuster
to
local
friends
for
their
benefit.
Or,
28200
GB3SX
Crowborough
FIA
8
because
of
the
very
precise
timing
used
for
each
28200
KF4MS
|St.
Petersburg,
FL|
—
|
75
transmission,
possibly
you
could
develop
an
automatic
28200
KGS5YB
Tyler,
TX
AIA,
3
means
of
monitoring
the
beacon
frequencies,
then
28200
|
WEWX
California
F400
assembie
the
recorded
signal
levels
into
a
meaningful
3a201
1
LUSED
Argentina
|
database
for
later
consultation.
1
-
—}+
28201.5
|
EA7PS
Spain
oes
1
Beacon
Power:
2)"
CW
Message”
2e202_|
KESGY
|
Arlington.
TX
|
—
|
5
Level
(W)
Transmitted
—
ZS5VHF
a
—
{5
|
.
-
28204
DLBIGI
|
ermany
_
100
ee
Callsign
28206
|
DLGIGI_
|
Mt
Predigtstuhl
|
Fra}
100
100
(lang
dash)
98206
KI4X
Pickens.
SC
a
9
10
(long
dash}
28207.5
|
KEANL
Sarasota,
FL
|
AIA]
5
1
(long
dash)
28207.5
|
W8FKL
Venice,
FL
—
|
10
0.4
(long
dash)
28208
|
WAIIOB
|
Marlboro,MA
|
—
|
75
28209
NX20__|
Statens.
NY |
AiA
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