I have a wire dipole antenna mounted between two maple trees in my
yard.

This allows me to pick up The BBC World Service on 5975 VERY loud,
along with the Atomic Clock on 10000, and 5000.

However I can't seem to pick up any of the NCDXF/IARU Beacons.

http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

I don't know if it is my antenna, interference, the atmosphere, or a
combination that is giving me trouble.

Can anybody else pick these up?

Thanks.

Thanks for the link, never heard of the project 'till now.

I used MedFER's and HiFER's for propagation beacons.

--
Gregg
*Perhaps it's useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd*
Visit the GeeK Zone - http://geek.scorpiorising.ca

Walter -- Here in So Cal -- I hear 14.100 just fine -- also 18.110, but
nothing on the higher bands.

Since the SFI and A and k index are pretty bad --- SFI: 126 A-index: 16
K-Index: 4
not surprising

"Walter" wrote in message
om...
I have a wire dipole antenna mounted between two maple trees in my
yard.

This allows me to pick up The BBC World Service on 5975 VERY loud,
along with the Atomic Clock on 10000, and 5000.

However I can't seem to pick up any of the NCDXF/IARU Beacons.

http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

I don't know if it is my antenna, interference, the atmosphere, or a
combination that is giving me trouble.

Can anybody else pick these up?

Thanks.

I'm using a Radio shack Dx-394 and it has AM, LSB, USB, CW1, and CW2.
I've been using AM.

What should I be using?

thanks.

(Walter) wrote in message . com...
I have a wire dipole antenna mounted between two maple trees in my
yard.

This allows me to pick up The BBC World Service on 5975 VERY loud,
along with the Atomic Clock on 10000, and 5000.

However I can't seem to pick up any of the NCDXF/IARU Beacons.

http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

I don't know if it is my antenna, interference, the atmosphere, or a
combination that is giving me trouble.

Can anybody else pick these up?

Thanks.

The beacons ID's are sent in morse code. The entire format is:
The beacons transmit 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.

See URL:
http://www.ncdxf.org/Beacon/BeaconSchedule.html

Tune to 14.100 MHz use CW mode

If you can't copy 22 wpm, use BeaconSee Program
http://sapp.telepac.pt/coaa/

And make sure your computer clock is accurate to within a second or less

Programs for setting ur computer clock
http://ac6v.com/opaids.htm#CLOCK
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"Walter" wrote in message
om...
I'm using a Radio shack Dx-394 and it has AM, LSB, USB, CW1, and CW2.
I've been using AM.

What should I be using?

thanks.

(Walter) wrote in message
. com...
I have a wire dipole antenna mounted between two maple trees in my
yard.

This allows me to pick up The BBC World Service on 5975 VERY loud,
along with the Atomic Clock on 10000, and 5000.

However I can't seem to pick up any of the NCDXF/IARU Beacons.

http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

I don't know if it is my antenna, interference, the atmosphere, or a
combination that is giving me trouble.

Can anybody else pick these up?

Thanks.

Either of the CW settings, whichever covers that frequency range.
"Walter" wrote in message
om...
I'm using a Radio shack Dx-394 and it has AM, LSB, USB, CW1, and CW2.
I've been using AM.

What should I be using?

thanks.

(Walter) wrote in message
. com...
I have a wire dipole antenna mounted between two maple trees in my
yard.

This allows me to pick up The BBC World Service on 5975 VERY loud,
along with the Atomic Clock on 10000, and 5000.

However I can't seem to pick up any of the NCDXF/IARU Beacons.

http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

I don't know if it is my antenna, interference, the atmosphere, or a
combination that is giving me trouble.

Can anybody else pick these up?

Thanks.

It's conditions. I haven't been able to pick them up for some time. BTW,
this is good software for identifying beacons :
http://www.w6nek.com/hfbt804_001.htm
"Walter" wrote in message
om...
I have a wire dipole antenna mounted between two maple trees in my
yard.

This allows me to pick up The BBC World Service on 5975 VERY loud,
along with the Atomic Clock on 10000, and 5000.

However I can't seem to pick up any of the NCDXF/IARU Beacons.

http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

I don't know if it is my antenna, interference, the atmosphere, or a
combination that is giving me trouble.

Can anybody else pick these up?

Thanks.