28 MHz Beacons
Reliability and Strength of European Beacons
Reported in the UK during September 2000

The following graphs depict reliability and signal strength of all European beacons heard by members of the Six and Ten Reporting Club in the UK during September 2000. The legend below provides an explanation of these graphs. Also check out the tables showing average reliability of European beacons in the UK in the first half of 2000.

These beacons were heard via a complex mixture of normal F2 propagation, F2 backscatter, sporadic E and auroral E.

Beacon Graphs

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). Titles are beacon callsigns followed by the daily reliability figures, the percentage of days for the month on which the beacon was reported

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