Kingston Amateur Radio Club

Propagation Beacons
NCDXF/IARU	NCDXF/IARU International Beacon Network NCDXF/IARU Beacon Transmission Schedule
	Australian Amateur Radio Beacons
HF Propagation Logger	HF Propagation Logger is an online log of contacts made giving RST from Dx to local call.
Propagation Beacon Software
BeaconSee	BeaconSee NCDXF/IARU beacon monitor program for Windows 95/98/2000/XP with 16-bit SoundBlaster compatible soundcard. Uses audio from your radio. Free download. Registration opens up extra features.
Active Beacon Wizard++	Active Beacon Wizard++ displays the solar terminator together with the NCDXF/IARU radio beacons (30 day fully functional free trial)
Beacon Time Wizard	Beacon Time Wizard is a group of beacon information views and tools to enhance the enjoyment and NCDXF/IARU international Beacon Network and HF radio operation. (30 day fully functional free trial)

Online Propagation Prediction
	HF Propagation Forecasts for Amateurs and SWLs. Monthly HF propagation forecasts lists for Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Pacific, Nunavet, and West Artic prepared by VE3VIA using ASAPS Tableaux des Fréquences Maximums Utilisables Les tableaux des prévisions mensuelles de propagation sont en Mhz, la Fréquence Maximum Utilisable (FMU) pour des circuits qui prennent leurs origines ou ont leurs terminus au Canada. Les six régions du Canada peuvent être définies approximativement comme suit: Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Pacific, Nunavet, et West Artic. ASAPS est utilisé pour préparer ces tableaux par VE3VIA
N6RT	Doug Brandon, N6RT, dynamic collection of propagation information gathered from many different sources
	NOAA - Current Conditions NOAA - The Planetary K Index NOAA - Detailed Current & Forecast
	IPS Radio & Space Services
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch	Solar Terrestrial Dispatch - Space weather specialists - solar activity, Amateur Radio, auroral activity, and images.
	WWDX Propagation Service Center - Short and long term worldwide propagation predictions
NG3K	NG3K's ARRL Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins listings
Gray Line Map	The Grey Line is a band around the Earth that separates daylight from darkness. Propagation along the grey line is very efficient. The map page refreshes every five (5) minutes.
Worldtime Gray Line Globe	Gray Line Globe which you can interact with to se the gray line terminator on a globe. Use the "view list of countries" to select your country as the centerpoint for the globe map.
Near Real Time MUF Map	A high resolution map of Maximum Useable Frequencies (MUF) for 3,000 kilometer radio signal paths.
hfradio.org	hfradio.org's propagation center
160 Meter Propagation	160 Meter Propagation Prediction Table, page refreshes every five(5) minutes.

Propagation Prediction Software
	ASAPS - Advanced Stand Alone Prediction System The IPS Advanced Stand Alone Prediction System (ASAPS) allows the prediction of Sky Wave communication conditions in the HF (High Frequency) and low VHF (Very High Frequency) radio spectrum or Short Wave Band (1 to 45 MHz).
	GWPS - Ground Wave Prediction System - is a program for estimating ground wave range values under specified ground and operating conditions. For a fixed set of conditions, estimates of the range as a function of transmitter frequency, power or time, and estimates of the electric field strength as a function of range, are available. GWPS V2 can also provide estimates of the frequency/time dependence at a given range. The range is the distance from the transmitter at which a signal of a specified quality can be detected.
HamCap	By VE3NEA. Freeware HF propagation prediction program. Also works in conjunction with DX Atlas and IonoProbe, both shareware programs also by VE3NEA
Radio Mobile Deluxe	Freeware program by VE2DBE allows you to visually see your VHF and above networks, or see how your antenna pattern over the ground is. Makes use of DTEDs, online maps, topo maps. See the path profiles between links. Maps, networks, signal strengths, can be merged. (English) (francais)
PA3CQR's Grayline program	Grayline calculates your sunrise, sunset, looks in the DXCC table for countries which are on the opposite grayline.
U.S. Department of Commerce NTIA/ITS High Frequency Propagation Models	HFWIN32 - Windows NT/2000/95/98/ME 32 bit versions of ICEPAC/VOACAP HF Propagation program (Free)
W6EL's W6ELProp	W6ELProp predicts ionospheric (sky-wave) propagation between any two locations on earth on frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz. (freeware)
WinCAP Wizard	WinCAP Wizard provides HF propagation (sky-wave) for up to 18 locations anywhere in the world simultaneously. (30 day fully functional free trial)
HF-Prop	HF-Prop for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP. (30 day free trial)
DX Toolbox	DX Toolbox searches the web, gathering information on solar and geomagnetic conditions that affect radio propagation. Grayline map, plot beacons, flux and indeexs, great circle paths, beam headings and distance, MUFs, LUFs, and various propagation forecasts and reports. DX Toolbox runs on Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. Requires an internet connection while running.
MacProp	MacProp is a propagation forecasting application for the Macintosh, and calculates the MUF for propagation between your location and over 2500 points on the Earth, displayed on a map
Mac GrayLiner	GrayLiner displays the night/day terminator and locations of the NCDXF/IARU beacons can be displayed. Mac with a colour display.
SPAT!	SPLAT! is an RF Signal Propagation, Loss And Terrain analysis tool for the spectrum between 20 MHZ and 20 GHz. Linux freeware under GNU License by KD2BD. Works along the same lines as Radio Mobile. A terrain analysis application useful for determining geometric line-of-sight paths and coverage areas of transmitters, repeater systems, and point-to-point links operating on frequencies where terrain is the primary limiting factor in signal propagation.
Minimuf	Minimuf predicts the most likely operating frequencies and signal levels for high frequency (shortwave) radio propagation paths on specified days of the year and hours of the day. It is most useful for paths between 250 km and 6000 km, but can be used with reduced accuracy for paths shorter or longer than this. (Linux)
Radio Path	Radio Path: A Perl script to graphically show the radio path profile between two points. It will plot the 0.6 Fresnel zone and the true radio path for a given value of K (the effective Earth radius factor). This is all displayed in reference to the path's elevation data taken at intervals along the link path. This will let you see if you have a clear radio line-of-sight path (Linux)
UKW Tools	UKW Tools: An X11/GTK/wxWindows program for visualing propagation paths and local topology. It requires external data files that are freely available on the Internet. Author1 Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX. (Radio Mobile Deluxe and SPLAT! type of program)

PROPAGATION PREDICTION