The Six and Ten Report   (unpublished compilation)

Most Reliable 28 MHz Beacons, Q4 1998

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 the 3 months October-December 1998.

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

ASIA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 5B4CY 75%
2 4S7B 72%
3 4X6TU 42%
4 JA2IGY 11%
5 JA7ZMA 1%
Total of 5 beacons heard

EUROPE
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 SV3AQR 97%
2 OH2B 76%
3 LA4TEN 61%
4 DF0AAB 33%
5 UA4NM 30%
Total of 17 beacons heard

NORTH AMERICA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 4U1UN 91%
2 W3VD 87%
3 VE3TEN 86%
4 WJ9Z 72%
5 KD4EC 72%
Total of 47 beacons heard
Here for detailed breakdown of US and Canadian beacons

OCEANIA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 VK6RBP 75%
2 VK2RSY 10%
3 VK8VF 7%
4 VK6RWA 5%
5 KH6WO 1%
Total of 7 beacons heard

SOUTH AMERICA
Rank Beacon Reliability
1 LU4AA 98%
2 LU1FHH 91%
3 PY3ARL 87%
4 YV5B 74%
5 VP8ADE 53%
Total of 12 beacons heard

See also the 1998 top 100 beacon list.

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