HF Beacons 1.0.1 - iPhone - iPod Touch - 313919415 Category: Utilities Author: Scott Gottfried Vote(s): 5 Price: $0.99 Released: May 22, 2009 Version: 1.0.1 Download HF Beacons Get HF Beacons for $0.99
HF Beacons - Scott Gottfried
Beautiful, graphical display of where in the world the currently transmitting NCDXF/IARU beacon is located. The 18 beacons, at various locations around the world, transmit for 10 seconds on each of 5 radio bands. Once synchronized, the main display will highlight the beacon transmitting on the currently set band.
Tune your shortwave or amateur radio receiver to the beacon frequency. When you hear a beacon, HF Beacons will display the location and callsign of the beacon you are hearing. No need to know Morse code at 22 words per minute to decipher the callsign.
Press the frequency (Mhz) button to cycle through each of 5 bands.
Flip the display with the "i" button to "sync" the beacon clock to an internet "atomic clock" time source. (Sync works best over a 3G or WiFi connection.)
Press the "beacon status" button to check the operational status of the beacons (requires a network connection).
Beacons are used as real-time indicators for radio wave propagation around the world. For more information about the NCDXF/IARU beacons, please see this website: http://www.ncdxf.org/Beacon/intro.html
*** Future Enhancement *** Add algorithm to display a day/night terminator.
*** Special thanks to John E. (the Python Programming Master) for the super efficient beacon selection algorithm.
2009 Scott Gottfried
HF Beacons reviewed by Users
It works as advertised Today I tried it and it works. The beacons heard reflected existing conditions. The timing was in sync with the software. This is a very handy tool that meets my lifestyle. AF5U
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Version 1.0.1
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Jul 24, 2009
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AF5U
Works well This app works well and is very affordable. My only request is to correct the abbreviation of "MHz" ("Mhz" is incorrect). I can't wait until sunspots pick up and more beacons can be heard!
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Version 1.0.1
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Sep 1, 2009
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W4JE
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HF Beacons - iPhone Utilities Application Beautiful, graphical display of where in the world the currently transmitting NCDXF/IARU beacon is located. The 18 beacons, at various locations around the world, transmit for 10 seconds on each of 5 radio bands. Once synchronized, the main display will highlight the beacon transmitting on the... Scott Gottfried - Released: May 22, 2009 - Vote(s): 5
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