High Frequency Beacon

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A generic term for an unlicensed [[beacon]] that do not follow government regulations for operation (such as [[Part 15]]), and are technically illegal.
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A generic term for an unlicensed [[beacon]] that does not follow government regulations for operation (such as [[Part 15]]), and are technically illegal.
There are many of these beacons, quite a few are run as propagation experiments. Due to their nature, the exact location of these stations is generall not known, although many are believed to operate from remote locations in the deserts of the southwest USA. Likewise, these stations tend to suddenly appear and disappear from the air. Most run with very low power levels of just hundreds or even tens of milliwatts of power, and are often solar powered, so they can be hidden in open areas. Some are switched via a photocell, so they only operate at night, running off of a battery that is charged during the daytime by a solar panel.
There are many of these beacons, quite a few are run as propagation experiments. Due to their nature, the exact location of these stations is generall not known, although many are believed to operate from remote locations in the deserts of the southwest USA. Likewise, these stations tend to suddenly appear and disappear from the air. Most run with very low power levels of just hundreds or even tens of milliwatts of power, and are often solar powered, so they can be hidden in open areas. Some are switched via a photocell, so they only operate at night, running off of a battery that is charged during the daytime by a solar panel.
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Revision as of 00:53, 5 October 2007

A generic term for an unlicensed beacon that does not follow government regulations for operation (such as Part 15), and are technically illegal.

There are many of these beacons, quite a few are run as propagation experiments. Due to their nature, the exact location of these stations is generall not known, although many are believed to operate from remote locations in the deserts of the southwest USA. Likewise, these stations tend to suddenly appear and disappear from the air. Most run with very low power levels of just hundreds or even tens of milliwatts of power, and are often solar powered, so they can be hidden in open areas. Some are switched via a photocell, so they only operate at night, running off of a battery that is charged during the daytime by a solar panel.


Reported High Frequency Beacons

Freq (kHz) Station ID Operation Notes
3450 OK OK
4011.8 FL Dasher
4077 MO Photocell switched
4094 PA
5499.13 WA Dasher
5678 CO
8000.5 S
8211.7 OR
10236.7 FL Dasher
14418.3 CO


External Links

http://highfrequencybeaconsociety.bravehost.com/

http://www.auroralchorus.com/4096khz.htm



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