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HF Beacons

HF Beacons at Mac App Store analyse

Scott Gottfried
Utilities Reference
5,677 ratings · Power index: 190
Free Mac App Store Follow Website
Version 1.2
Size 825.86 Kb
Updated 9 years ago
Released 07 May 2009

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Description

Beautiful, graphical display of where in the world the currently transmitting NCDXF/IARU beacon is located. The 18 beacons, at various locations around the world, transmit for 10 seconds on each of 5 radio bands. Once synchronized, the main display will highlight the beacon transmitting on the currently set band. Tune your shortwave or amateur radio receiver to the beacon frequency. When you hear a beacon, HF Beacons will display the location and callsign of the beacon you are hearing. No need to know Morse code at 22 words per minute to decipher the callsign. Press the frequency (Mhz) button to cycle through each of 5 bands. Flip the display with the "i" button to "sync" the beacon clock to an internet "atomic clock" time source. Press the "beacon status" button to check the operational status of the beacons (requires a network connection). Beacons are used as real-time indicators for radio wave propagation around the world. For more information about the NCDXF/IARU beacons, please see this website: http://www.ncdxf.org/Beacon/intro.html *** Special thanks to John E. (the Python Programming Master) for the super efficient beacon selection algorithm.

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Monthly Downloads > 4.18k
Est. Revenue ~ $1.71k
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Pricing by country

Country Price
Canada 1.39 CAD
China 6 CNY
France 1.09 EUR
Germany 1.09 EUR
Italy 1.09 EUR
Netherlands 1.09 EUR
Portugal 1.09 EUR
Spain 1.09 EUR
Poland 1.09 EUR
UK 0.99 GBP
India 79 INR
Japan 120 JPY
Poland 4.99 PLN
Russia 75 RUB
Turkey 4.49 TRY
USA 0.99 USD
Korea, Republic Of 1.09 USD
Ukraine 0.99 USD

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Great for checking HF propagation.

Ki6H · 16 years ago

As a QRP op, the first thing in any ham session is to determine which bands are open, and to where; the IARU beacons are my first stop. This app is a nifty animated map that replaces a chronometer & printed schedule. MFJ sells a $120 gadget that does the same thing as this program (and Ive wanted one for years.). Now I have one that fits in my pocket! 5-9-9 for this helpful tool, which just confirmed that a low power path is open from here in 6-land to New Zealand on 17 meters. A welcome addition to the shack.

It works as advertised

AF5U · 16 years ago

Today I tried it and it works. The beacons heard reflected existing conditions. The timing was in sync with the software. This is a very handy tool that meets my lifestyle. AF5U

Works well

W4JE · 16 years ago

This app works well and is very affordable. My only request is to correct the abbreviation of "MHz" ("Mhz" is incorrect). I cant wait until sunspots pick up and more beacons can be heard!

Abandonware

glennarbor · 13 years ago

Does not work on iOS 6.1. No updates in 3 years. Deleted it.

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Thisismyfnnickname · 12 years ago

Please tell me how app works and how do I use it efficiently?