{"id":4930,"date":"2022-02-02T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T03:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/02\/the-ncdxf-iaru-beacons-very-useful-website\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:04:02","slug":"the-ncdxf-iaru-beacons-very-useful-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2022\/02\/02\/the-ncdxf-iaru-beacons-very-useful-website\/","title":{"rendered":"The NCDXF\/IARU Beacons (very useful website)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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So there I was, innocently checking the lower end of the tuning range on my now 17 meter SSB Barebones Barbados W4OP receiver. I had it tuned to the bottom of the 17 meter phone band. All of a sudden I hear YV5B in CW. It was obviously a beacon transmission. <\/b><\/div>\n

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I had forgotten about these beacons. Some quick Googling brought me to a very up-dated web site: <\/b><\/div>\n

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https:\/\/www.ncdxf.org\/beacon\/<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n

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The site shows exactly which station is transmitting at any given moment. There is also a very handy map display giving beam headings and distance from your location. <\/b><\/div>\n

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So far, I’m only hearing YV5B and VE8AT. I hope to hear more once the Coronal Mass Ejection is behind us. <\/b><\/div>\n

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Check it out. Leave your receiver on 18.110 MHz. Let us know what you are hearing. <\/b><\/div>\n

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Three cheers for the NCDXF and the IARU! <\/b><\/div>\n

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