A grey forecast indicates a weak signal but a greater than 10% chance of a surprise opening. Monitor ncdxf beacons ncdxf beacon is a simple tool to help you monitor the ncdxf beacons on the ham radio bands 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m and 10m. Ncdxfiaru international beacon project ncdxf home page. View wolfgang philipps profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. To aid in identifying the ncdxf iaru international beacon network. Uses any cw or rtty signal as a beacon multiple skimmers worldwide record signal strength sn ratio in db and cw speed wpm a free aggregator program forwards skimmer spots to a central server central server distributes spots via web page and public telnet servers. Listed under the software android category that is about ham radio android software. Using our fullydocumented api and sdks and robust beacon software is your fastest way to develop, deploy, and scale up your proximity solution. Welcome to the official beacon software facebook page, your source for news and conversation about beacons products and. For those unfamiliar with the iaruncdxf beacon network, there are. Propview interoperates with commander and dxview to automatically qsy your transceiver to hear each beacon in your schedule, and to display the location of the current beacon.
The callsign and the first dash are sent at 100 watts. This is the advanced authhentication system page for beacon software solutions, provider of affordable software applications for law enforcement agencies. The rbn reverse beacon network works just in the opposite way. Wolphilink will work with droidpsk, droidrtty and droidsstv for rx and tx and morse decoder, hf weather fax and droidnavtex for rx only. For the android this is my list of finds, if there are more you can comment them below. If you have a network or dialup connection to the internet, then you can go directly to the ncdxf web site for current beacon status. Resources listed under beacon category belongs to software main collection. The app runs in the background as a service and alarms you with a ringtone of your choice when a callsign or prefix appears in the dx cluster. Lp indicates that the long path signal is expected to be stronger than the short path signal. I changed the receive frequency of my softrock ensemble ii independent of wspr 2. Beacon towing software dispatch, motor clubs, roadside. Droidpsk psk for ham radio android app on appbrain.
When you notice something odd about beacon, see beacon status. Apple apps ham radio micromac 99 ham radio android apps sparkys blog ham apps for android wolphi llc are spezialized in the development of apps for android and webdesign based in grand rapids michigan. Wolphi mobile software development connecting android to. Beacons of the ncdxfiaru network are mainly used to feel the propagation to different countries of the world, as far as the circuit is reciprocal. An eleven member board of directors manages ncdxf, all of whom are experienced dxers themselves. Displays the ncdxfiaru international beacon projects scheduled. This network is a cooperative project, jointly owned and managed by the international amateur radio unioniaru and the northern californian dx foundation ncdxf. I like afreet software and use dx atlas, band master, and ionoprobe. Ncdxf beacon is a simple tool to monitor the ncdxf beacons on the ham radio bands 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m and 10m. The free program propview, in addition to generating easytoread graphical propagation forecasts, lets you specify a set of iaru ncdxf beacons you wish to monitor and generates a schedule containing those beacons. The remaining dashes are sent at 10 watts, 1 watt and 100 milliwatts. Dec 01, 2018 droidsstv lets you transmit and receive amateur radio ham radio slow scan tv sstv on your android smartphone or android tablet.
Nw7us tomas hoods propagation podcast kn4lfs propagation webpage sunspot cycle 24 webpage maunders butterfly diagram. Bev has previously held calls g3urz, vk5aes and, long ago, vp8lb. A pc windows program that continuously identifies which ncdxfiaru dx beacon station is currently broadcasting on any of the five hf amateur radio bands 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meter bands. The ncdxf iaru international hf beacon network the ncdxf iaru international h. The network is made up of 18 high frequency beacons located in 18 countries across the world. Some users have reported problems with internet explorer when viewing this site. This communications app is a great tool for portable amateur radio sstv operation. As example, the ncdxf beacon network, which operates worldwide 18 different stations that transmit every 3 minutes on the same frequency. International beacon project locations and information. Iaruncdxf international beacon monitoring software. A transmission consists of the callsign of the beacon sent at 22 words per minute followed by four onesecond dashes. There is no extra hardware required for decoding, since droidpsk is able to decode the signal recorded from the smartphone tablet microphone.
Best towing software and roadside management solution for dispatch, motor clubs, accounting and impounds. Hello, the following list shows unique beacons reported yesterday by the reverse beacon network rbn. Ncdxf beacon for android wolphi mobile software development. Faros software detecting ncdxf beacons on 20m youtube. Upon start the the time will be synchronized with an ntp server. I did some searches and found a few and will list them here. This site is a participant in the amazon services llc associates. Dx clusters focus is on alarms and real time spots. Beacon software get the most out of your beacon deployments with our reliable, cloudbased tools designed to make infrastructure management easier. Turning the silent data of paper logs into actionable information to inform operations across the enterprise. Displays the ncdxfiaru international beacon projects scheduled transmissions and performs propagation predictions for the current month between each beacon and your location using proppy, based on the iturhfprop application a software method for the prediction of the performance of hf circuits in accordance with recommendation itur p.
Sms2cw by north georgia information technologies sms2cw is a free. Uses any cw or rtty signal as a beacon multiple skimmers worldwide record signal strength sn ratio in db and cw speed wpm a free aggregator program forwards skimmer spots to a central server central server. It all starts with one developer alex shovkoplyas, ve3nea b. Heres an example of a wspr screen when i made the switch from the 10m wspr band to the ncdxf beacon frequency at 28. The software itself is so easy to install, the software is only around 6mb in size and is installed within a few seconds, as for the setup, there is no much to be done, the transceiver interface is basic, and although not as selective as the one that you get with ham radio deluxe it does the job. International beacon project transmission schedule ncdxf. Formally, ncdxf is a 501c3 notforprofit corporation. Iaru beacon network programs built into todays logging software. Central server distributes spots via web page and public telnet servers. Work is complex and beacons collaborative work management systems support. The program, called beaconsee, was written by bev ewensmith, ct1egc.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover wolfgang. Listed under the softwareandroid category that is about ham radio android software. Indeed, the current directors collectively have about 500 years of dxing experience upon which to draw. The ncdxf web site address is contained in a easy to edit file if the web site address changes in the future. Click color bars for a detailed propagation forecast for the path from the beacon to your location. Wolphi mobile software development connecting android. Update2ham radio apps for android and that was how it went. This beacon network involves 18 continuously transmitting beacons deployed around the world, transmitting on the 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, and 10m amateur bands. The free program propview, in addition to generating easytoread graphical propagation forecasts, lets you specify a set of iaruncdxf beacons you wish to monitor and generates a schedule containing those beacons. The system is making use of the ncdxf internation beacon project ibp which consists of 18 timely synchronized automated transmitters, located around the world.
An afsk interface for android tm smartphones by martin huyett, k0bxb, qst 2012 05, s. The ncdxfiaru international hf beacon network the ncdxfiaru international h. Beacon network is a project jointly sponsored by the northern california dx foundation, ncdxf, and the international amateur radio union, iaru. I was reading some other blogs and found a blogger listing for iphone apps but what about the android. Beacon monitoring programs category is a curation of web resources on, faros, hf beacon tracker, wwsu ndb logger. Propview can assess actual propagation by monitoring beacons in the ncdxfiaru network, either by band, by location, or by bearing from your qth.
Wolfgang philipps senior knit engineer priority designs. With the current cables the interface will work with ham radio transceivers like the ft817, ft857, ft897 and ic703 and now also with an ic706. The faros program by ve3nea is shown automatically detecting and monitoring the northern california dx foundation ncdxf hf beacons. The things im learning are perfectly able to be represented within hardware radios and the education that goes with that, what im saying is that they arrived for free for me with understanding the software defined radio. Ham radio apps for android and that was how it went. Note the system is sometimes used for my hf activity, then no data are collected during these periods.
Cool read thanks for listing to us on the 10 meter band. If you try to run this site in internet explorer 8, you may need to try to turn on the compatibility view mode. Another feature is the ability to update the operational status of each ncdxf beacon station. A special type of beacon called a time beacon broadcasts the time. The beaconsee program a new pc computer program for automatically monitoring the ncdxf iaru beacons has revolutionized my use of the beacons and can do the same for you. Ncdxf beacon is a simple tool to help you monitor the ncdxf beacons on the ham radio bands 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m and 10m. Propview can assess actual propagation by monitoring beacons in the ncdxf iaru network, either by band, by location, or by bearing from your qth. Multiple skimmers worldwide record signal strength sn ratio in db and cw speed wpm a free aggregator program forwards skimmer spots to a central server.
Ucxlog freeware log and contest program sparkys blog. The current beacon call sign is updated and displayed, along with a flashing status led, on a relief map of the world. If you listen to a morse code beacon signal on the 10m band, lets say the ncdxf beacon on 28. Update2ham radio apps for android and that was how it. In a continuous way, 24 hours a day and all through the year, up to 18 beacons are emitting on 14. It monitors the signals on the various bands and generates in realtime a graphical chart showing. Beacons integrated maintenance software gets the right information to the right person at the right time. Beacon software solutions law enforcement software. Wsprs panoramic display and clock synchronization make for a nice display of these beacon signals. Just connect your android phone or tablet to an hf radio or even set it next to the radios speaker, tune on to an sstv frequency, and watch the pictures scroll onto the screen. Listening to 10 meter radio beacons chad kj4vyi february 22, 2016 at 5. Displays the ncdxf iaru international beacon projects scheduled transmissions and performs propagation predictions for the current month between each beacon and your location using proppy, based on the iturhfprop application a software method for the prediction of the performance of hf circuits in accordance with recommendation itur p. This is the home page for beacon software solutions, provider of affordable software applications for any size law enforcement agencies.
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