Beacon DK0WCY 10144 kHz - Solar Activity

Beacon DK0WCY 10144 kHz Solar Activity

Yet from 1942 to 1945 in the amateur bands sounded a beacon callsign D4WYF2 (80 m) and D4WYF5 (10 m). Callsign belonged to Herbert Salzmann who, during the war he worked in the command of the armed forces. Beacon signals have been used for military surveillance passing across Europe.

After the WW II, where it already in 1950, beacons worked on VHF band, which was very helpful. Some of the 2-m band beacons (DL0PR, OZ7IGY, SK4MPI, GB3LER) were created so that they emit a signal to the north of the country. In normal times, the beacons could not be heard, but in the case of Aurora of the signal is heard with the typical echo in the more southern parts of Europe. Also, while there telephone circuit prevention.

Beacon DKØWCY

Beacon DK0WCY clocked at 10144 kHz around the clock, including weekends and holidays. Backup frequency - 3579 kHz 07.20 to 09.00 and from 16.00 to 19.00 local time (CET = UTC + 1 resp. CEST = UTC + 2). Transmitter power - 30 watts, the transfer is carried out in Morse code. For internal purposes the frequency of 5195 kHz.

Beacon DK0WCY 10144 kHz Solar Activity

Currently DK0WCY transmits radio messages every 10 minutes in CW, RTTY, BPSK31. In the 00 minute of every hour is transmitting CW (CW), for 10 minutes every hour broadcast on RTTY, then 20, 30, 40 minutes over the telegraph, and 50 minutes included BPSK31. All the rest of the lighthouse DK0WCY makes itself felt parcels Telegraph.

As the Telegraph generator using a computer loadable data from the Internet on the state of the sun. As the software is used under a special program written by a lighthouse on DK0WCY. Prior to 2003, all software runs under the operating system DOS, then all of the software transferred on Linux.

  • Under normal circumstances, is not transmitted radio message transmission is CW: DK0WCY BEACON K-index / Muf / current event / current event and the carrier;
  • When "Aurora" is the transmission: DK0WCY BEACON series points AURORA;
  • With a strong "Aurora" transfer: DK0WCY BEACON series points STRONG AURORA;
This transfer method allows you to quickly determine the status of "Aurora" is not listening to the radio message itself.

Example radiogram from DK0WCY:

DEC 15 INFO 04 UTC KIEL K3 3 = NEXT EXPECTED KIEL K6 6 = FORECASTS 04 DEC SUNACT ACTIVE MAGFIELD MAJOR STORM EXPECTED = 3 DEC R 11 November FLUX 73 73 BOULDER A 77 = 03 DEC KIEL A October 10 AR

Clarification radiograms transmitted to DK0WCY:

  • 04 DEC 15 UTC - the date and time of measurement of the index K;
  • KIEL K- value of the index K in Kiel;
  • R - relative number of sunspots;
  • FLUX - the flow of solar radiation at a wavelength of 10 cm. By measuring the Penticton (Canada);
  • BOULDER A- A geomagnetic index (USA);
  • KEIL A - A Index in Kiel;
  • SUNACT - the state of solar activity;
    • Beacon DK0WCY 10144 kHz Solar Activity QSL Card
  • - Quiet (the likelihood of outbreaks of class less than 50%);
  • - Eruptive (probability of outbreaks of class more than 50%);
  • - Active (expected outbreak of class M);
  • - Major flares expected (flash class X);
  • - Proton flares expected (proton flare> 50%);
  • - Warning condition (increased activity);
  • - Nil (end of the period of increased activity);
  • MAGFIELD D - state of the geomagnetic field;
  • - Quiet (undisturbed);
  • - Active conds expected (expected perturbations K> 4; A> 20);
  • - Minor storm expected (expected a small storm K> 5; A> 30);
  • - Major storm expected (strong storm K> 6; A> 50);
  • - Warning condition (increased activity);
  • - NA (no information available).