1. RF Propagation Resources and Beacons Andy Zwirko – K1RA k1ra@k1ra.usk1ra@k1ra.us & http://www.k1ra.us/http://www.k1ra.us/

2. Presentation Overview RF Propagation Predictions –Published Predictions –Software Prediction Programs RF Propagation Beacon Projects –CW –PSK –WSPR Other RF Propagation Resources –Traditional Beacon List –DXClusters – Web, Telnet & Packet

3. RF Propagation Predictions Published Predictions –QST / ARRL (Monthly HF) –NOAA Space Weather Now (Short-term HF) –Hepburn (Short-term V/UHF)

4. QST HF Propagation Predictions Monthly HF Predictions published online @ http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/ Interpreting QST's Propagation Charts http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/hall0295.pdfhttp://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/hall0295.pdf

5. NOAA Space Weather Now http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/ Real-time Auroral Map Real-time Solar Winds Page GOES Solar X-ray Image

6. Hepburn V/UHF Tropo Predictions Weekly forecasts @ http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.htmlhttp://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html

7. RF Propagation Predictions Software Prediction Programs –WinCAP –HamCAP –PropView

8. WinCAP Software Program Download http://www.taborsoft.com/wwizard/http://www.taborsoft.com/wwizard/ Based on VOACAP Successor to CAPman QSL-ware – no time limit, basic functions Full function – $50 registration

9. WinCAP Software Program

11. Download http://www.dxatlas.com/HamCap/http://www.dxatlas.com/HamCap/ Freeware (add-ons cost $) Requires VOACAP http://www.voacap.com (free)http://www.voacap.com Integrates with IonoProbe ($20) http://www.dxatlas.com/IonoProbe/ http://www.dxatlas.com/IonoProbe/ Integrates with DxAtlas ($30) http://www.dxatlas.com/DxAtlas/ http://www.dxatlas.com/DxAtlas/ HamCAP Software Program

14. HamCAP + DxAtlas & IonoProbe

15. Download http://www.dxlabsuite.com/propview/http://www.dxlabsuite.com/propview/ Freeware (including all add-ons) Intergrates with DXLab Suite DXView http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxview/ http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxview/ Integrates with DXLab Suite Commander http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/ http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/ PropView Software Program

17. PropView + DXView & Commander

18. Propagation Beacon Projects NCDXF Reverse Beacon Network PropNet WSPRNet

19. NCDXF Beacon Project Northern California DX Foundation http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html http://www.ncdxf.org/beacons.html

20. NCDXF Beacon Project http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/beaconschedule.html

21. NCDXF Beacon Software S/W List - http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/beaconprograms.htmlhttp://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/beaconprograms.html BeSpeak – http://www.alangm6.plus.com/http://www.alangm6.plus.com/ DxLabSuite – http://www.qsl.net/propview/http://www.qsl.net/propview/ Beacon Observer – http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/abeacon/BeaconObserver.html http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/abeacon/BeaconObserver.html BeaconSee – http://www.coaa.co.uk/beaconsee.htmhttp://www.coaa.co.uk/beaconsee.htm DxWatch – http://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/lost.htmlhttp://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/lost.html Spectrum Lab – http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/speclab/beacons1.htmhttp://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/speclab/beacons1.htm Faros – http://www.dxatlas.com/Faros/http://www.dxatlas.com/Faros/

22. NCDXF & Faros http://www.dxatlas.com/Faros/

23. NCDXF & Faros http://www.dxatlas.com/Faros/

24. Reverse Beacon Network http://www.reversebeacon.net/ http://www.reversebeacon.net/ Anyone can view / monitor via Web Contributors require CW Skimmer ($75) http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/ and some a wide band SDR (SR, SDR-IQ, etc) http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/ Reverse Beacon Network

25. http://www.reversebeaconnetwork.net/

26. CW Skimmer & RBN http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/

27. PropNet.org Network - http://www.propnet.org/http://www.propnet.org/ Download - http://sourceforge.net/projects/propnetpsk/http://sourceforge.net/projects/propnetpsk/

28. PropNet.org http://www.propnet.org/

29. PropNet.org http://www.propnet.org/

30. PropNetPSK http://sourceforge.net/projects/propnetpsk/

31. WSPRnet.org http://www.wsprnet.org/

32. WSPRnet.org

34. WSPR http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wspr.html

35. Other Propagation Resources Maintained HF, VHF, UHF Beacon Lists Text based DX-clusters –DOS Telnet command –Packet serial port & comms program Web & Mapping DX-clusters –IE / Firefox web browsers –Google & Homegrown Maps

36. Maintained Beacon Lists http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm –VLF – 1500m – 600m navigation beacons http://www.500kc.com/ –500 KHz – Amateur 600m beacons http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/28.htm –G3USF – Amateur 160m – 10m beacons http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/50.htm –G3USF – Amateur 6m beacons http://www.newsvhf.com/beacons2.html –WZ1V – Amateur 2m – 3mm beacons

37. Telnet to DXcluster In Windows: Start / Run … cmd (OK) telnet w3lpl.net

38. RXClus by HB9BZA http://www.hb9bza.net/rxclus/

39. RXClus by HB9BZA http://www.hb9bza.net/rxclus/

40. Web DXcluster – DXWATCH.COM http://www.dxwatch.com/

41. Web DXcluster – RadioCQ.com http://www.radiocq.com/

42. Web DXcluster – DX Sherlock http://vhfdx.net/spots/map.php

43. Web DXcluster – DX Sherlock http://vhfdx.net/spots/map.php

44. Web APRS-IS Network http://www.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ham/aprs/

45. Web APRS-IS Network http://www.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ham/aprs/

46. The End Participate in a project and try it yourself! Presentation link will be posted on: –http://www.w4va.org/http://www.w4va.org/