BEACONS

Beacons provide an essential service for propagation, development/testing, and assisting newcomers.

The UK Microwave Group is willing to assist with Microwave Beacons, their keepers and their technology development, to ensure that coverage is adequate, sustainable and feature-rich.

Beacon Maps

  • UK Beacon Locations: 23cms, 13cms, 9cms, 5.7GHz, 10GHz, 24GHz, 47GHz
  • UK Licensing Conditions illustrated... Centres, Radii
  • Region-1 VHF/UHF Beacon Lists
    Notes:
    1) Maps are still under development. Please advise if not listed
    2) New beacon tables will appear here shortly
    3) We intend to add UK HF/VHF info as well in due course

    In some microwave bands Speech and TV Repeaters can be a useful aide. Data is on the RMC website:-

  • Voice: 23cms
  • ATV:  23cms, 13cms, 3cms

    Beacon Keeping & Applications

  • Current Beacon applications are here
  • A new application process/guide aligned to BR68s replacement is under review
  • Keeper/Closedown changes ? - Click for the Survey Form (Excel - Right Click and Save Target As)
  • IARU-R1 VHF Manual Guide to VHF/Microwave Beacons - v5.21 May-2007

    Beacon Links
    Yahoo UK Beacons Reflector
    IARU Region-1 Beacons
    RSGB Propagation Committee
    UK Beacons - quick link for this site
    Microwave Beacon Listings and Microwave Beacon News by G3PHO
    South Coast Repeater and Beacon Group - GB3SCX etc Bell Hill Beacons
    Martlesham Beacons - GB3MHX etc
    Manchester Beacons - GB3XGH, GB3MAN
    Birmingham Beacons - GB3OHM
    Leicester Beacons - GB3LES, GB3LEF, GB3LEX
    GB3MCB St Austell, Cornwall
    GB3VHF 144.430MHz - A Beacon for the 21st Century
    French Beacons
    Swedish Beacons
    OZ7IGY - Danish Beacon Cluster

    Click here if you do not see the menu bar on the left

    30-Mar-2008