The Six and Ten Report   (unpublished compilation)

Most Reliable 28 MHz Beacons

A list of the 5 most reliable (most frequently heard) 10m beacons by continent, as monitored in the UK by members of the Six and Ten Reporting Club. This data is an average of daily reliability values for January 1999 to March 1999, the last full quarter-year for which data has been published (Rank and reliability in brackets are for the previous quarter).

AFRICA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 (1) ZS6DN 100% (100%)
2 (2) ZS6PW 99% (99%)
3 (3) CS3B 94% (99%)
4 (4) ZS1LA 93% (96%)
5 (5) ZS1J 89% (83%)
Total of 7 beacons heard

ASIA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 (1) 5B4CY 88% (75%)
2 (2) 4S7B 81% (72%)
3 (3) 4X6TU 49% (42%)
4 (4) JA2IGY 11% (11%)
5 (--) JE7NYQ 6% (--)
Total of 7 beacons heard

EUROPE
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 (1) SV3AQR 90% (97%)
2 (2) OH2B 86% (76%)
3 (3) LA4TEN 49% (61%)
4 (5) UA4NM 45% (30%)
5 (4) DF0AAB 30% (33%)
Total of 15 beacons heard

NORTH AMERICA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 (1) 4U1UN 72% (91%)
2 (2) W3VD 67% (87%)
3 (8) KA1NSV/4 66% (66%)
4 (7) K5AB 65% (68%)
5 (3) VE3TEN 61% (86%)
Total of 52 beacons heard
Here for detailed breakdown of US and Canadian beacons

OCEANIA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 (1) VK6RBP 77% (75%)
2 (3) VK8VF 28% (7%)
3 (4) VK6RWA 17% (5%)
4 (2) VK2RSY 10% (10%)
5 (--) ZL6B 3% (--)
Total of 7 beacons heard

SOUTH AMERICA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 (1) LU4AA 97% (98%)
2 (2) LU1FHH 88% (91%)
3 (3) PY3ARL 81% (87%)
4 (6) OA4B 78% (29%)
5 (5) VP8ADE 73% (53%)
Total of 11 beacons heard

See also the 1998 top 100 beacon list.

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