28MHz (10m) beacons still romping in

Predicted 10m propagation at 1600UTC March

Had an interesting hour or so listening for 28 MHz beacons this afternoon.

Despite the VOACAP prediction suggesting that there would not be much propagation into the USA from the UK on 10m, there were plenty to be copied.

I think 10m propagation to the States will start to disappear as we move towards summer.

I even heard two from California.

I like beacons. They are usually low powered, use single element antennas and the beacon owners appreciate a quick e-mail to show that their efforts are worthwhile.

You can find G3USF's list of 28 MHz beacons at http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/28.htm

Anyway, here is what I heard, all with a dipole:

CALL	COMMENT	FREQ
N2PD/B	New York, 5W	28.285
WA4ROX/B	Florida	28.286
W3APL/B	Maryland, 8W	28.296
K5TLL/B	Mississippi, 25W	28.298
WI6J/B	California	28.287
K5AB	Texas, 20W	28.280
WF4HAM	Florida, 10W	28.273
EA7JN/B		28.258
W6WTG	California	28.287
WA2DVU	New Jersey	28.257
SV2AHT/B	KN10NO, Hortiatis	28.235
IQ8CZ/B	Catanzo, Italy	28.230
SV2MCG/B	Greece, KN10FC	28.222