The Six and Ten Report   (unpublished compilation)

Monthly Graphs of 4U1UN and VK6RBP in 1998

Beacon graphs for beacons 4U1UN (United Nations, New York) and VK6RBP (Perth, Western Australia) as monitored in the UK. Data compiled monthly from reports by members of the Six and Ren Reporting Club. See below for an explanation of these graphs, and the NCDXF website for information on the beacons.

Observe the general improvement in reliability and average signal strength of both beacons in recent months in response to increased solar activity, and the seasonal effects producing poor results during the summer months. In May to August the results from 4U1UN are due to sporadic E.

4U1UN VK6RBP
4U1UN 03/98 VK6RBP 03/98
4U1UN 04/98 VK6RBP 04/98
4U1UN 05/98 VK6RBP 05/98
4U1UN 06/98 VK6RBP 06/98
4U1UN 07/98 VK6RBP 07/98
4U1UN 08/98 VK6RBP 08/98
4U1UN 09/98 VK6RBP 09/98
4U1UN 10/98 VK6RBP 10/98
4U1UN 11/98 VK6RBP 11/98
4U1UN 12/98 VK6RBP 12/98
4U1UN VK6RBP

Beacon graphs legend: Graph bars (in red; left side Y-axis): beacon reliability as the percentage of days a beacon was heard by any (UK) observer within each time band. Graph lines (right side Y-axis): signal strength calculated as the average of the daily maximum signal reported by any observer in each time band. Time band codes (X-axis): 6=0600-0900, 9=0900-1200, 12=1200-1500, etc. Times in UT (GMT). Month titles are followed by the daily reliability figures, the percentage of days for the month on which the beacon was reported.

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