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| 2025-01-02 09:02:06 | oe4dsr@mastodon.social | - | Working on it... | Tried listening to NCDXF beacons for the first time ever. Since I‘m not in the shack I had to try a few SDRs from websdr.com. SV3GCB is the first I was successfull with hearing 4X6TU, OH2B and CS3B on 14100. Hopefully I can try with my own rig soon.Thanks #hamchallenge for giving the input and motivation!HC02 |
| 2025-01-04 00:34:48 | ei7ijb@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | I'm starting on the 2nd challenge, 'Monitor as many NCDXF IARU beacons in one week as possible'. I was interested in the NCDXF beacons when I first heard about the same in a ‘Foundations of Amateur Radio’ podcast episode and later in a TSM article shared with me. I couldn’t hear anything from my QTH at that time and over the years I had tried, unsuccessfully, with different portable receiver and antenna combinations. This will keep me busy for the week. #hamchallenge HC02 @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-04 22:46:59 | N9DRB@qth.social | - | Working on it... | Trying #HamChallenge #HC02. So far I've heard CS3B, VE8AT, and ZS6DN on 15m. Then 4U1UN on 20m. |
| 2025-01-05 06:58:32 | oe4dsr@mastodon.social | - | Working on it... | Still on webSDRs: 4L5EE can hear 4X6TU and OH2B on 21150. HC02 |
| 2025-01-05 07:06:03 | oe4dsr@mastodon.social | - | Working on it... | Still on webSDRs: RA0SMS can hear several beacons on 18110.HC02 |
| 2025-01-06 00:03:52 | dd1mat@mastodon.social | - | Working on it... | Started listening to the NCDXF IARU beacons via WebSDR at http://kiwisdr.com/public/ as preparation for the #hamchallenge HC02 Let's collect the data |
| 2025-01-06 17:08:24 | DJ5CW@social.darc.de | - | Working on it... | HC02 NCDXF beacons right now on 20m at SO5CW: 4X6TU 1W, OH2B 10W, CS3B 100mW, 4U1UN 1W, VE8AT 10W, W6WX 100W, VK6RBP 10W, VR2B 100W (not sure?), ZS6DN 100W, 5Z4B 10W. VE8AT has very lovely polar flutter and multipath, the "V" almost sounded like a "4". #hamchallenge @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-06 20:53:40 | n8dmt@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | HC02 NCDXF beacons are few to be heard here. VE8AT on 18.110 yesterday at 1500, 100W only and 4U1UN today on 14.100 at 1924 and 1927 (100W only). RX is IC-705 with indoor CHA F-Loop3 magnetic loop. #hamchallenge @hamchallenge #hfnoiseishigh |
| 2025-01-06 23:21:51 | PA3DSB@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | I guess I've picked a less than optimal time for HC02. Even on the Maasbree websdr there is a faint trace of only 4U1UN. But I've setup Faros 1.4 which worked out of the box and will have it run for the days to come. RIG: IC7300, GP for 20, 15 an 10m and EFHW for 17 and 12m. FA-AS antenna switch. #hamchallenge @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 08:49:20 | PA3DSB@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | This is way cool! First beacons being picked up at sunrise. Now hearing 4X6TU on all bands (even the 100mW), OH2B on 20m (559 at 100mW) and RR9O on 12m. Cant wait to see the result when getting back from work! #HC02 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 11:46:39 | lix@layer8.space | - | Working on it... | Working on #hamchallenge HC02 Couldn't hear any beacons yet. Using my 5m End-Fed with an x6200@hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 13:04:47 | g7kse@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | Currently monitoring NCDXF beacons using Faros (https://www.dxatlas.com/Faros/) on mrs g7kse's computer whilst she's at work.OH2B, CS3B, 4U1UN, RR90 all clear with rubbish antenna at home.Going to try later with er novel setup 😉 @hamchallengeHC02 |
| 2025-01-07 13:32:51 | lix@layer8.space | - | Success! | Finally. I was just able to hear the IBP Finnland beacon at least on 14 - 24MHz with up to 3 dashes and sometimes, hints of the Madeira beacon callsign. 28MHz was currently unusable for me.I learned, if I add a simple air-coiled choke in front of my radio, the reception becomes way better. That's the challenge if you run just a small 5m wire End-Fed antenna on your balcony.#hamchallenge HC02S |
| 2025-01-07 13:46:52 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Had fun listening to the NCDXC/IARU beacons on 20m to 10m inspired by this weeks #hanchallenge.RX is a KX3 and the antenna my makeshift 3 wire vertical on the balcony with somewhat resonant wires for 20m, 15m and 10m over a questionable groundplane. Bonus, the feed point is covered in 20 cm snow this time of the year.RX report:2025-01-06 after 10:00z20M: CS3B 100W, RR90 100 W, OH2B 10W?17M: RR9O 10W, CS3B 10W?15M: 4X6TU 100W12M: RR9O 1W, 4X6TU 1W?HC02 |
| 2025-01-07 13:47:52 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Had fun listening to the NCDXC/IARU beacons on 20m to 10m inspired by this weeks #hanchallenge.RX is a KX3 and the antenna my makeshift 3 wire vertical on the balcony with somewhat resonant wires for 20m, 15m and 10m over a questionable groundplane. Bonus, the feed point is covered in 20 cm snow this time of the year.RX report:2025-01-06 after 10:00z (MUF Tromsø 22.2 MHz)20M: CS3B 100W, RR90 100 W, OH2B 10W?17M: RR9O 10W, CS3B 10W?15M: 4X6TU 100W12M: RR9O 1W, 4X6TU 1W?HC02 |
| 2025-01-07 13:50:53 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Getting a bit quicker at interleaving the #QMX #WSPR transmissions with listening on the KX3. :)RX Report2025-01-07 after 12:00z (MUF Tromsø 26.4 MHz)20M: OH2B 10 W, CS3B?, RR90?17M: VR2B?, CS3B 100W15M: RR9O 10W, VR2B 1W?, 4X6TU?12M: VR2B 100W, 4X6TU?10M: CS3B 100W, OH2B?HC02 |
| 2025-01-07 13:51:53 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Getting a bit quicker at interleaving the #QMX #WSPR transmissions with listening on the KX3. :)RX Report2025-01-07 after 12:00z (MUF Tromsø 26.4 MHz)20M: OH2B 10 W, CS3B?, RR90?17M: VR2B?, CS3B 100W15M: RR9O 10W, VR2B 1W?, 4X6TU?12M: VR2B 100W, 4X6TU?10M: CS3B 100W, OH2B?HC02 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 13:52:53 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Had fun listening to the NCDXC/IARU beacons on 20m to 10m inspired by #hamchallenge.RX is a KX3 and the antenna a "3 wire vertical" on the balcony with somewhat resonant wires for 20m, 15m and 10m over a questionable groundplane! Bonus, the feed point is covered in 20 cm snow this time of the year.RX report:2025-01-06 after 10:00z (MUF Tromsø 22.2 MHz)20M: CS3B 100W, RR90 100 W, OH2B 10W?17M: RR9O 10W, CS3B 10W?15M: 4X6TU 100W12M: RR9O 1W, 4X6TU 1W?10M: VR2B 100WHC02 |
| 2025-01-07 13:58:54 | AF0AJ@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | It was interesting learning about and listening to the NCDXF beacons (totally unaware they were out there). Last evening on 20m, I could hear all the dashes for 4U1UN, W6WX, and KH6RS, as well as the first three for VE8AT.What's interesting is how little actual audible difference there was between 100W and 10W. HC02S@hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 18:47:26 | PA3DSB@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | I guess I've picked a less than optimal time for HC02. Even on the Maasbree websdr there is a faint trace of only 4U1UN. But I've setup Faros 1.4 which worked out of the box and will have it run for the days to come. RIG: IC7300, GP for 20, 15 and 10m and EFHW for 17 and 12m. FA-AS antenna switch. #hamchallenge @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 22:40:10 | DC4LW@social.darc.de | - | Success! | Today I had the chance to complete #HC02S by using the Kenwood TS-990 and an Ultra Beam antenna at a fellow radio operator’s lab. But 3 hours after sunset in JO62 I could only receive CS3B on 20m and very faintly 4U1UN. All other bands were already closed.It was really fun to listen to beacons again. And I should use this method more often after temporarily setting up an antenna, just to find out the propagation capabilities.#hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-07 23:02:13 | PA3DSB@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | The results for today. 11 of 18 beacons detected at my noisy qth. Surprisingly even VK on 4 bands and ZL on 12m. #hamchallenge HC02S |
| 2025-01-08 09:07:40 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Getting a bit quicker at interleaving the #QMX #WSPR transmissions with listening on the KX3. :)RX Report2025-01-07 after 12:00z (MUF Tromsø 26.4 MHz)20M: OH2B 10 W, CS3B?, RR90?17M: VR2B?, CS3B 100W15M: RR9O 10W, VR2B 1W?, 4X6TU?12M: VR2B 100W, 4X6TU?10M: CS3B 100W, OH2B?#HC02 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-08 09:08:40 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Had fun listening to the NCDXC/IARU beacons on 20m to 10m inspired by #hamchallenge.RX is a KX3 and the antenna a "3 wire vertical" on the balcony with somewhat resonant wires for 20m, 15m and 10m over a questionable groundplane! Bonus, the feed point is covered in 20 cm snow this time of the year.RX report:2025-01-06 after 10:00z (MUF Tromsø 22.2 MHz)20M: CS3B 100W, RR90 100 W, OH2B 10W?17M: RR9O 10W, CS3B 10W?15M: 4X6TU 100W12M: RR9O 1W, 4X6TU 1W?10M: VR2B 100W#HC02 |
| 2025-01-08 09:28:42 | mischk@bunt.social | - | Working on it... | Today I stretched a wire across the yard and listened to see if I could receive the NCDXF IARU beacons. With this improvised antenna in the middle of Berlin I had a noise level of S7 on 20m, unfortunately I could not receive the beacons. In the last few days I have listened a few times via WebSDR. As I only heard OH and 4X on the Berlin KiwiSDRs, I put this down to the propagation conditions. I will continue to observe this...#hamchallenge HC02 |
| 2025-01-08 09:59:51 | literatesavant@mastodon.au | - | Success! | This week I am working on the second #HC02S by monitoring some HF beacons. I'm using a web SDR near me, since I don't have my HF antenna up at home yet. For you non-hams, there are automated stations around the world that broadcast on these fixed frequencies at set times in rotation. They send their call sign, and then a long dash/tone at 100 watts, 10, 1, and 100 mw. By monitoring them for a few minutes, you can get a sense of what countries you have a radio path to at that time on that band, a |
| 2025-01-08 11:35:02 | DL9DX@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | Since i do not have a sufficient HF setup at the moment i had to cheat for the ham radio challenge #HC02S and use a Kiwi-WebSDR (http://kiwi.minish.org:8073/). Did you know there is a handy extention build in that lets you monitor the IBP beacons?@hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-08 11:36:02 | DL9DX@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | Since i do not have a sufficient HF setup at the moment i had to cheat for the ham radio challenge #HC02S and use a Kiwi-WebSDR (http://kiwi.minish.org:8073/ from @ei6iz). Did you know there is a handy extention build in that lets you monitor the IBP beacons?@hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-08 11:44:03 | stu@gott.social | - | Working on it... | So far for HC02, I've only been able to use websdr to monitor for NCDXF/IARU beacons. Thanks to others for pointing out that that's an option. Haven't been able to pick anything up yet. I'll hopefully get a chance to put up a portable antenna over the weekend and give it a try locally.#HamRadio #AmateurRadio |
| 2025-01-08 12:56:11 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Played with both RXs (#QMX and #KX3) for the #hamchallenge today. 2025-01-08 after 12:00z (MUF Tromsø 31.4 MHz)20M QMX: RR9O?, OH2B 100W, CS3B 100W20M KX3: 4X6TU?, OH2B 10W, CS3B 100W, RR9O?, VR2B?17M QMX: RR9O 10W, VR2B 100W, 4X6TU 100W, CS3B?17M KX3: RR9O?, VR2B?, 4X6TU 100W,15M QMX: RR9O 100W, VR2B 10W, 4X6TU 100W15M KX3: RR9O 100W, VR2B 10W, 4X6TU 100W, CS3B 100W12M KX3: VR2B 1W, 4X6TU 1W, RR9O 10W10M KX3: nothing=> Differences very likely due to propagation#HC02 |
| 2025-01-08 13:49:17 | pg4i@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | #hamchallenge HC02I thought it would be nice to use my 10/12m hexbeam at 6 meters high to listen to some NCDXF beacons. Have listened during mornings with the antenna pointing east and south.10 meters: 4X6TU 1W, RR9O 10W, OH2B 100W, CS3B 1W, ZS6DN 1W12 meters: RR9O 1W, VR2B 100W, 4X6TU 0.1W, ZL6B 100W, OH2B 0.1W, 5Z4B 100W, ZS6DN 10W, LU4AA 10WDid not hear the JA and VK6 beacon at all. Later this week I will be listening SW, W and NW later on the day. |
| 2025-01-08 15:33:28 | g7kse@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | The NCDXF beacon thing continues. Some beacons heard where I've never heard signals before at my QTH HC02 |
| 2025-01-08 17:43:58 | DK2RO@social.darc.de | - | Working on it... | Yesterday between 1600z to 1630z I could hear KH6RS for the first time. Let's see if I can pick it up also today. The days before there was probably just too much geomagnetic activity for the the polar path to let any signals through. Also VE8AT and W6WX had auroral flutter all the time. According to the geomagnetic predictions, conditions should be quieter in the coming days. @hamchallenge #hamchallenge HC02 |
| 2025-01-08 21:28:24 | ian@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | 52-week ham radio challenge, week 2 as complete as it's going to be. HC02SI gave up on trying to listen the beacons by ear - by evening, the transmissions were all down in the noise and not much fun.Spotted a post by @PA3DSB about the Faros software and left that running during the day instead. Decent daytime Rx of CS3B, OH2B, 4U1UN, 4X6TU. Very occasional Rx of RR90, VR2B, ZS6DN & LU4AA on certain bands only. |
| 2025-01-08 21:34:25 | ian@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | 52-week ham radio challenge, week 2 as complete as it's going to be. HC02SI gave up on trying to listen the beacons by ear - by evening, the transmissions were all down in the noise and not much fun.Spotted a post by @PA3DSB about the Faros software and left that running during the day instead. Decent daytime Rx of CS3B, OH2B, 4U1UN, 4X6TU. Very occasional Rx of RR90, VR2B, ZS6DN & LU4AA on certain bands only. |
| 2025-01-08 21:58:27 | ei7ijb@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | I don’t have a HF setup that would allow me to receive the NCDXF beacons. I located KiwiSDR receiver in Éire and tuned to the beacons around 1900 UTC. I could only hear 3 stations, CS3B, ZS6DN and 4U1UN, on 14.100 MHz. Nothing heard on any other frequencies. I have few portable antennas that I might look to setup over the next few days. The challenge continues. #hamchallenge HC02 @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-08 23:48:39 | bgarfoot@kind.social | - | Success! | Very interesting results for the #hamchallenge week two monitoring of beacons. Overall, this has been pretty fun, although the last two days I haven't been able to get on during the day. Results posted below:HC02SAll results from EN72ef:Tuesday 01/07 - times 00:55 - 01:02 UTCLU4AA on 14.100 at 100WW6WX on 14.100 at 100W4U1UN on 14.100 at 100WLU4AA on 18.110 at 100WCould not make out any other bands1/ |
| 2025-01-09 00:06:40 | mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info | - | Working on it... | #HC02 I tried listening around dusk while watching what beacons should be transmitting. I couldn't copy any call signs, and I mostly heard noise. I heard occasional gusts of code that might have been the following stations, or might have all been my imagination...From FM05 starting around 22:45Z:14.1 CS3B? 4U1UN-? RR90?18.11 OA4B? 4U1UN-?21.15 VE8AT-? RR90? ZS6DN?24.93 VE8AT?28.2 nothingIf any of those station IDs is wrong please blame autocarrot.Given that I couldn't actually copy any IDs I thi |
| 2025-01-10 06:46:57 | N9DRB@qth.social | - | Success! | 10m: VE8AT, KH6RS 12m: CS3B, VE8AT, KH6RS 15m: W6WX (maybe) 17m: ZS6DN (maybe), 4U1UN, VE8AT 20m: CS3B, 4U1UN #HamChallenge #HC02S |
| 2025-01-10 12:29:17 | df5go@radiosocial.de | - | Success! | I just spend some time listening for NCDXF beacons. Here a overview including power levels of beacon heard#HamChallenge #HC02S #amateurradio #hamradio #amateurfunk |
| 2025-01-10 17:07:45 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Working on it... | Listened a bit around local sunrise and sunset yesterday. Not much happening there besides the usual beacons. 2025-10-09 around sunrise 08:40 20m CS3B 100W, RR9O?, didn't check the higher bands2025-10-09 around sunset 14:15 20m CS3B 1W, 4X6TU 100W; only 4X6TU on 17M 100W, 15M 100W and maybe 12MToday no new beacons either. 2025-10-10 13:13 20M OH2B 100W, CS3B 100W17M 4X6TU 10W, CS3B 100W15M 4X6TU 10W12M 4X6TU 1W#HC02 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-10 17:19:47 | DJ5CW@social.darc.de | - | Success! | NCDXF beacons 16:00-16:15 UTC @ SO5CW (KO01MW), after sunset:10m: CS3B 100W, LU4AA 100W, OA4B 10W, 4U1UN 10W12m: CS3B 100W, OA4B 100W, 4U1UN 1W, W6WX 100W, OH2B 10W15m: ZS6DN 1W, 4X6TU 100mW, OH2B 10W, CS3B 100mW, 4U1UN 10W, W6WX 10W17m: CS3B 100W, 4U1UN 1W, VE8AT 100W, W6WX 100W, VK6RBP 10W, ZS6DN 10W, 4X6TU 1W, OH2B 100W20m: CS3B 1W, 4U1UN 1W, VE8AT 1W, W6WX 100W, ZL6B 100W, VK6RBP 10W, ZS6DN 100W, 5Z4B 100W, OH2B 10W#hamchallenge #HC02S |
| 2025-01-10 18:12:52 | mischk@bunt.social | - | Success! | Yesterday I was able to listen to OH2B amd CS3B with my improvised antenna (just a random wire, loosely stretched across the backyard in the middle of Berlin). I had a very weak signal and only read at 100W. 14100kHz, 10.25Z. I was not able to catch the signal on the other bands, but I consider the callenge solved HC02S #hamchallenge #amateurradio #hamradio |
| 2025-01-10 18:17:53 | DL6PL@social.darc.de | - | Working on it... | QRL (and today cw training as well) kept me from even thinking about HC02 this week. But lets see, what the weekend brings. #hamchallenge @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-11 08:18:39 | DL6MHW@social.darc.de | - | Success! | #HC02S .... @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-11 09:24:46 | DK2RO@social.darc.de | - | Success! | Over the last week I was listening for signals from the NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Project. I don't have any HF antennas at home, so I remotely used the super station of a friendly ham in Croatia. Still it was harder than expected to receive all active beacons. #hamchallenge #HC02S |
| 2025-01-11 11:13:32 | g7kse@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | I'm going to say that NCDXF week has been a success. Seems that I'm going to the rig at the wrong time. Lots of areas I'd not thought of as open, are actually open. Tomorrow and Sunday will be hit and miss but all in all #hamchallange has been ace so far. Next week is going to be tricky though HC02S |
| 2025-01-11 17:18:36 | NO5IG@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | I'd never gone listening for beacons before, and I found it a bit tedious waiting to hear the beacon across a bunch of bands. However!20mMadeira: 100w, barely heard the callsign.New York: copyable down to 10w17mQRM that lasted for too long.15mabsolutely nothing!12mCalifornia: 100w, just the callSouth Africa: 100w, very faintMadeira: 100wArgentina: 100wPeru: 10w!New York: 100w10mMadeira: 10w!New York: 100w#hamchallenge HC02S @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-11 17:19:36 | NO5IG@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | I'd never gone listening for beacons before, and I found it a bit tedious waiting to hear the beacon across a bunch of bands. However!20mMadeira: 100w, barely heard the callsign.New York: copyable down to 10w17mQRM that lasted for too long.15mabsolutely nothing!12mCalifornia: 100w, just the callSouth Africa: 100w, very faintMadeira: 100wArgentina: 100wPeru: 10w!New York: 100w10mMadeira: 10w!New York: 100w#hamchallenge HC02S @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-11 17:55:40 | DJ3CE@social.darc.de | - | Working on it... | Sometimes OH2B is audible on 20m. On all other bands my miniWhip picks up too much QRM happily…At DL0DPM, MfK Frankfurt (museum of communication), we have a printed world-map with leds lighting up for the 20m IBP-Beacons – quite often that's the eye-catcher for visitors and a good start for talking about propagation. Listening to beacons while a led shows the signals source sometimes is the moment people realize what we mean with "propagation" :). HC02 #hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-11 18:30:44 | DM4EA@social.darc.de | - | Success! | HC02S nearly missed it due to busy days in the office and being tired in the evenings. This morning some time to spend on air, managed to copy 4X6TB, CS3B and OH2B, last being strongest down to the lowest level, all on 14. No luck on other NCDXF-qrgs exept SV2HNE/B on 28.2 with 5W & GP - is that one coordinated? |
| 2025-01-11 18:57:46 | DA1EE@social.darc.de | - | Success! | Thank you for HC02S . It is the first time I have listened for Beacons.I used an WebSDR, and started way to late. Now knowing, that there is no IARU Beacon on 40m and 80m. I believe, that I have (only) heared ZS6DN, CS3B and 4U1UN. But I am struggling to recognize „the code“. I do now understand, how mighty this tool is, if you are a ham, well trained. If you know „the code“, and know the ITU prefix, you can estimate the propagation within just 3 mins per Band. How great |
| 2025-01-12 01:15:26 | stu@gott.social | - | Success! | Declaring #HC02S a success. Overall I heard eight beacons on 20m, seven on 17m, nine on 15m, six on 12m, and five on 10m.I went from being aware "beacons existed" to understanding exactly how the NCDXF system can be used to check current HF propagation conditions around the world without any internet connection (once I can copy #CW callsigns at 22 wpm that is ). That alone is well worth a checkmark in the W column.#HamRadio #AmateurRadio |
| 2025-01-12 13:39:03 | N3VEM@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | I'm giving myself a win in the week 2 column for HC02S.I only caught a few beacons in my limited radio time this week. Learning about the 1 second dashes at different power levels was the new thing to me - I didn't know they did that (or if I did, I forgot it😃) and it did make for a neat propagation check.I'll prob skip ahead to one of the other weeks if I do something this coming week, because the chance of me getting a 160m antenna up this week is 0 😃 |
| 2025-01-12 17:13:26 | siwli@toot.berlin | - | Success! | This morning, after limited success in participating in the DARC 10m Contest (using a telescope antenna on the balcony in Berlin), we tried to hear the NCDXF beacons. Identified 4X6TU on 28 MHz and OH2B on 14 MHz. Tried again now using WebSDR with more success but did not take any notes - I was too focused on identifying the call signs of the beacons. I'll still call #hamchallenge HC02S a success - I listened to the beacons *and* used WebSDR for the first time! #hamradio #amateurfunk #siwlifunk |
| 2025-01-12 19:42:42 | magnus@layer8.space | - | Working on it... | It's been a busy week and at least around here the WX conditions also left a lot to be desired so no further activities for HC02 unfortunately. I highly doubt that next week will be any better since that would also require some antenna work but we'll see. |
| 2025-01-12 20:26:47 | dd1mat@mastodon.social | - | Success! | Final day of the #hamradio #challenge to monitor as many NCDXF IARU beacons in one week as possible.I remember having used the beacons very early to detect possible band openings. This has been very useful especially in times with low solar activity and low MUF. Hearing a beacon on 10M or 12M helped detecting the higher band openings.HC02SThis week I used the WebSDR from http://kiwisdr.com/public/ but I remember also FAROS as windows application. |
| 2025-01-12 20:47:49 | ei7ijb@mastodon.radio | - | Working on it... | I couldn’t get the HF setup to receive the NCDXF beacons and so I had used a KiwiSDR receiver for the challenge. I will leave this challenge open until I can get a basic HF setup. #hamchallenge HC02 @hamchallenge |
| 2025-01-12 22:18:18 | pg4i@mastodon.radio | - | Success! | #hamchallenge HC02SSecond part of the week I have been listening in Western direction.10m: CS3B 10W, LU4AA 10W, OA4B 100W, 4U1UN 10W12m: CS3B 10W, LU4AA 10W, OA4B 100W, 4U1UN 0.1W, W6WX 100WDid not hear KH6RS at all. Antenna: 2 element hexbeam at 6 meters high. |
| 2025-01-13 00:08:31 | mike_k@mstdn.social | - | Success! | Which is success. 😃HC02S for the bot |
| 2025-01-13 22:27:20 | thenorthcore@snabelen.no | - | Success! | Last weeks #hamchallenge was good fun. Good to „feel“ the radio propagation!I was surprised to hear VR2B (~ 8000 km) well, but its my preferred direction with terrain sloping down eastwards.4X6TU, CS3B and RR9O are all about 4000 km away and OH2B only 700 km.Would expect to hear the JA2IGY beacon at a similar distance as VR2B, but we might not have shared daylight this time of the year.BTW, the terrain slopes up westwards blocking propagation to north america.#HC02S |