unpublished compilation
Most Reliable North American 28 MHz Beacons
A list of all North American 28 MHz beacons sub divided by call area and ranked by reliability (most frequently heard), as monitored in the UK by members of the Six and Ten Reporting Club. This data is an average of daily reliability values for recent 3-month periods. Note the severe decline in reliability in Q299 (April-June 1999), entirely due to seasonal changes.
| W0 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| W0ERE | 23% | 28% | 0% |
| N0AR | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| ND0DX | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| W1 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| N1WRG | 48% | 40% | 0% |
| N1ME | 34% | 24% | 4% |
| WA1RAJ | 3% | 15% | 0% |
| W2 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| 4U1UN | 76% | 72% | 19% |
| K2KL | 10% | 51% | 1% |
| N2VMF | 57% | 47% | 1% |
| W2IK | 44% | 47% | 0% |
| N2JNT | 6% | 14% | 0% |
| NQ2RP | 16% | 11% | 0% |
| WN2A | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| W3 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| W3VD | 81% | 67% | 13% |
| KB3BOE | 66% | 51% | 0% |
| W3HH | 56% | 44% | 0% |
| N3BUB | 50% | 39% | 0% |
| N3FTI | 0% | 13% | 0% |
| W4 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| KA1NSV/4 | 52% | 66% | 4% |
| KD4EC | 60% | 53% | 9% |
| WB4WOR | 54% | 54% | 0% |
| KC4DPC | 26% | 21% | 1% |
| K4JDR | 0% | 16% | 1% |
| W4STT | 22% | 15% | 0% |
| KF4MS | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| W5 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| K5AB | 59% | 65% | 2% |
| WJ5O | 2% | 21% | 1% |
| W5LA | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| K5PF | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| W6 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| W6WX | 24% | 34% | 0% |
| W6TOD | 2% | 11% | 0% |
| K6LLL | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| WA6APQ | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| W7 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| N7LT | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| KW7Y | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| W8 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| AB8Z | 51% | 55% | 0% |
| WG8T | 0% | 24% | 0% |
| N8NSY | 0% | 15% | 0% |
| WA8YWO | 6% | 12% | 0% |
| W8MI | 4% | 6% | 0% |
| W8BEP | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| W9 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| WJ9Z | 61% | 56% | 0% |
| K9KXP | 45% | 51% | 1% |
| KB9DJA | 37% | 45% | 0% |
| KA9SZX | 17% | 38% | 0% |
| N9RET | 8% | 18% | 0% |
| N9YDZ | 13% | 7% | 0% |
| VE1 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| VE9BEA | 39% | 29% | 8% |
| VE9MS | 47% | 27% | 6% |
| VE1CBZ | 48% | 25% | 1% |
| VE3 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| VE3TEN | 76% | 61% | 5% |
| VE3GOP | 6% | 37% | 1% |
| VE4-VE8 |
|---|
| | 98Q4 | 99Q1 | 99Q2 |
| VE4ARM | 33% | 50% | % |
| VE8AT | 5% | 0% | 1% |
| VE7MTY | 0% | 3% | 0% |
See also graphs of average reliabilty and signal strength of individual North American beacons monitored in November 1999, or the world wide most reliable beacons table
