THE BEACONWORLD DATAFILE

In this section you will find information about a number of beacon related products that should be of interest and assistance to you. If you have a beacon related book or item of software that you think might be of interest to beacon Dxers please do send me your details, or 'web banner' for inclusion in this section.

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USEFUL BEACON RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE:

Admiralty List of Radio Signals ADMIRALTY LIST OF RADIO SIGNALS VOLUME 2 (NP282): - Annual publication for Mariners, which covers all (remaining) Marine beacons, Time Signals, Position Fixing and RDF Stations.
The Beacon Finder BEACON FINDER II: - Monitoring Times "Below 500 kHz" editor, Kevin Carey has produced this useful guide to North American NDB and "Lowfer" Beacons.
DSCdecoder DSCdecoder DECODING SOFTWARE: - A versatile data decoding programme by C.O.A.A, this sophisticated decoder programme will decode DSC, NAVTEX and DGPS modes, and will run in a Windows Environment.
European Aeronautical Group (AERAD) Publications EUROPEAN AERONAUTICAL GROUP "AERAD FLIGHT SUPPLEMENTS: - These flight supplements are used by many pilots, and give a comprehensive listing of many NDB and VOR beacons in use in the various parts of the world.
Listening to Longwave LISTENING TO LONGWAVE - The World Below 500 kHz:  New - by Kevin Carey, an introduction to what is going on down in radio's "Basement Band" (also available in the UK now from the PW Publishing Bookstore).
NDBfinder NDBfinder: - This unique software helps the beacon ethusiast to hear those very weak, or barely audible NDBs. Yet another fine product from the C.O.A.A. stable, check here for the latest version.
NDB Log 7.4 NDB LOG 7.4 - NDB LOGGING PROGRAMME: - Stan Forsman's NDB Logging Software.
NDB Publications NDB PUBLICATIONS 2009: - Animated word. New.** NEW 2009 EDITIONS NOW AVAILABLE** Animated word. New.
- A full list of all the latest 2009 editions of the famous European and North American NDB Handbooks (ENDBH & NANDBH), produced by Michael Oexner. An essential set of publications for all NDB enthusiasts, no listening post should be without one! (21.6kb)
NDB Weblog NDB WEBLOG - LOGGING SOFTWARE: - Yet another very useful piece of software, again from a Canadian NDB enthusiast - Martin Francis. Martin has developed a very useful freeware logging programme for NDB enthusiasts. (62.0kb)
Non Directional Beacons of Europe NON DIRECTIONAL BEACONS OF EUROPE 10TH EDITION 2007-8 (Arctic to North Africa):
- Animated word. New.** NEW EDITION ** Animated word. New.                              
Robert Connolly, editor of the Radio and Communications Monitoring Monthly quarterly "Navigation Beacons" column also produces a very useful list of radiobeacons covering areas from the Arctic to North Africa, and as far east as Pakistan. Full details of this new edition can be found here. (24.0kb)
Radio Raft 3.21 RADIO RAFT - VERSION 3.21 DECODING SOFTWARE: - A DOS based data decoding programme by François Guillet F6FLT, this decodes many different modes such as ACARS, SITOR, ARQ, CW, Packet, PACTOR etc. but more importantly, it also decodes DGPS Beacon signals!
Received in Europe RECEIVED IN EUROPE (REU): - Martin Francis' Online database, the interactive version of the "NDBs Received in Europe" project!
Received in North America RECEIVED IN NORTH AMERICA (RNA): - Martin Francis' Online database, the interactive successor to the popular "NDBs Received in North America" publication!
Received World Wide RECEIVED WORLD WIDE: (RWW) - Martin Francis' Online database, the interactive version covering HF Beacons worldwide!
RAF En-Route Supplement RAF EN ROUTE SUPPLEMENT: (good source of Aero beacons info!) - These flight supplements are published by the RAF, but offer much useful information, especially about North Sea Platform beacons.
Sweeper SKYSWEEPER DECODING SOFTWARE: - A multi mode data decoding programme by Skysweep Technology, this sophisticated decoder programme will decode a wide variety of different modes, including DGPS, but unlike RadioRaft, it will run in a Windows Environment.
SeaTTY SEATTY DECODING SOFTWARE: - An excellent NAVTEX & RTTY decoding programme by DX Soft, this decoder is ideal for monitoring NAVTEX channels over long periods. A trial copy can be downloaded by clicking on the banner below: (89.6kb)
DX Soft
VLF Radio - The Sounds of Longwave VLF RADIO - THE SOUNDS OF LONGWAVE: - Kevin Carey gives a 60 minute tour of the sounds of the LF bands.(94.3kb)
WWSU WWSU - (WorldWide Search Utility): - Written and developed by Ontario Navaid Technician, Radio Amateur, and keen NDB enthusiast - Alex Wiecek VE3GOP, the Canadian and World Wide Long Wave Search Utilities will help you to quickly identify those NDBs. (128.0kb)


CLUBS AND COLUMNS COVERING COVERING LOW FREQUENCIES AND BEACONS:

BELOW 500 kHz This is a monthly column, edited by Kevin carey, which appears in the
US 'commercial' magazine Monitoring Times, and covers all things LF.
THE LOWDOWN A monthly bulletin published by the Long Wave Club of America. Further details
can be obtained from their web site at the following URL: http://www.lwca.org
MARINE BEACON DX: A quarterly column about Maritime & DGPS Beacons, which appears in the UK
monthly commercial publication Monitoring Monthly Magazine. Edited by Robert
Connolly, GI7IVX. Further details can be obtained from the MM web site at the
following URL: http://www.monitoringmonthly.co.uk/
NDB DXING: A new bi-monthly column covering all Non-Directional Beacons
which, from December 2008 appears in the UK commercial magazine "Radio User".
Edited by Robert Connolly, GI7IVX. Further details can be obtained from the
Radio User website at the following URL: http://www.radiouser.co.uk
SECTION NDB: A monthly column devoted to NDBs, edited by Herman Schoemaker and published
in the Benelux DX Club magazine "BDXC Bulletin". Further details can be obtained
from their web site at the following URL: http://www.425dxn.org/swls/bdxc/
UTILITY SHACK: A monthly column covering utility stations and NDBs, which appears in "Short Wave
News" the bulletin of the Danish Short Wave Club International. Edited by Torre Ekblom.
Further details can be obtained from the DSWCI website at the
following URL: http://www.dswci.org
MARITIME MATTERS: A monthly column covering the Maritime scene, often including coverage of NAVTEX
stations, which appears in the UK commercial magazine "Radio User".
Edited by Robert Connolly, GI7IVX. Further details can be obtained from the
Radio User website at the following URL: http://www.radiouser.co.uk
UTILITY DESK: A monthly column covering the non-broadcast scene, NDBs, DGPS, NAVTEX etc.
which appears in the "Medium Wave News", the bulletin of the Medium Wave Circle.
Edited by Andy Robins, KB8QGF. Further details can be obtained from the
Medium Wave Circle website at the following URL: http://www.mwcircle.org


COMMERCIAL SUPPLIERS OF USEFUL EQUIPMENT FOR BEACON ENTHUSIASTS:

WELLBROOK COMMUNICATIONS: Address: The Farthings, Beulah, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales, LD5 4YD.
Tel: (+44) 1591 620316 (from overseas) 01591 620316 (within the UK)
E-mail: sales at wellbrook.uk.com  (you will need to replace the 'at' with an @ symbol)
Website:   http://www.wellbrook.uk.com
BAZ SPEZIALANTENNEN: Address: BAZ Spezialantennen, Lessingstrasse 21, D-76887 Bad Bergzabern, Germany.
Post: P.O.Box 1115, D-76881 Bad Bergzabern, Germany.
Tel:  (+49) 6343 610773
Fax: (+49) 7211 515879 10
Contact: Contact Them:
Website:  http://www.amateur-radio-antenna.com
LF ENGINEERING: Address: 17 Jeffry Road, East Haven, CT 06512, USA.
Tel:  (+1) 860 526 4759
E-mail: sales at lfengineering.com (you will need to replace the 'at' with an @ symbol)
Website: http://www.lfengineering.com
(supplier of specialist LF receiving equipment - write for their catalogue!)
TIMEWAVE: Address: Timewave Technology Inc. 1025 Selby Ave, Suite 101, St. Paul, MN 55104-6533, U.S.A.
Tel:  (+1) 651 489 5080
Fax:  (+1) 651 489 5066
Website:  http://www.timewave.com
Manufacturers of the excellent Timewave DSP-599zx DSP Audio Filters!
MFJ ENTERPRISES: Address: MFJ Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 494, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Tel:  (+1) (800) 647-1800
Fax:  (+1) (662) 323-6551
E-mail: mfjcustserv at mfjenterprises.com (replace the 'at' with an @ symbol)
Website: http://www.mfjenterprises.com
Manufacturers of the MFJ-784B DSP Audio Filters!
SGC: Address: SGC, 13737 SE 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA.
Tel:  (+1) 425 746 6310
Fax:  (+1) 425-746-6384
E-mail: sgc at sgcworld.com (you will need to replace the 'at' with an @ symbol)
Website: http://www.sgcworld.com
Manufacturers of the SGC ADSP DSP Filter modules and speakers!

AND FINALLY:

If you have a product or a publication of your own that you think would be of use to Beacon Dxers, and would like to have your details added to the above list, please e-mail me with full details at the address given at the top of the page and I will be more than happy to include them.



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