Beacon Reception at ZS6USA [KW1O] (Pretoria, SA)
Reception of the IARU/NCDXF International Beacon Project beacons.
Location: Menlo Park, Pretoria, South Africa
Latitude: 25S46 / Longitude: 28E16 / Locator: KG44df
(Monitoring Station ZS6USA will discontinue operation in June 2011.)
Radio: ICOM IC-718 / Antenna: ZX Aerials GP-3 HF Vertical
Computer: Custom 12vdc mini-ATX PC / WinXP / Faros 1.3 / Fling 1.7
Timing: Local NTP Server with PPS GPS input (Review the Stratum-0 Project)
NOTES: Due to the poor Internet quality in South Africa, the Stratum-0 Project was born to provide accurate timing for Faros. I've tested a number of antennas in 2009. Click on the link if you would like to see the results of other antennas at the shack.
Other Beacon Monitoring web pages are linked from the International Beacon Project Monitors site.
