Update Log: 10/01/2024: October 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 09/01/2024: September 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 08/01/2024: August 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 07/01/2024: July 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 06/01/2024: June 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 05/01/2024: May 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 04/01/2024: April 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 03/01/2024: March 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 02/01/2024: February 2024 Beacon Chart is up and live. 01/01/1014: Janurary 2024 Beacone Chart is up and live. 12/01/2023: December 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 11/01/2023: November 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 10/01/2023: October 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 09/01/2023: September 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 08/01/2023: August 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 07/01/2023: July 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 06/01/2023: June 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 05/01/2023: May 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. The bugs in April Chart is fixed. 04/01/2023: April 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 03/01/2023: March 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 02/21/2023: February 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 01/02/2023: January 2023 Beacon Chart is up and live. 12/01/2022: December 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 11/01/2022: November 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 10/01/2022: October 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 09/01/2022: September 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 08/01/2022: August 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 07/01/2022: July 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 06/01/2022: June 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 05/01/2022: May 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 04/01/2022: April 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 03/01/2022: March 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 02/02/2022: February 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 01/01/2022: A happy new year! January 2022 Beacon Chart is up and live. 12/01/2021: December 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 11/01/2021: November 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 10/01/2021: October 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 09/01/2021: September 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 08/01/2021: August 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 07/12/2021: Link to "Introduction to MLA" booklet was added. 07/01/2021: July 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 06/01/2021: June 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 05/01/2021: May 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 04/01/2021: April 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 03/01/2021: March 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 02/01/2021: February 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 01/01/2021: A Happy New Year! January 2021 Beacon Chart is up and live. 12/01/2020: December 2020 Beacon Chart is up and live. 11/01/2020: November 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 10/01/2020: October 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 9/01/2020: September 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 8/01/2020: August 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 7/12/2020: July 2020 Beacon Chart is up. The monitor system is back UP. 6/01/2020: June 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 5/01/2020: May 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 4/01/2020: April 2020 Beacon Chart is. 3/01/2020: March 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 2/01/2020: February 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 1/01/2020: January 2020 Beacon Chart is up. 12/01/2019: December Beacon Chart is up. 11/01/2019: November Beacon Chart is up. 10/01/2019: October Beacon Chart is up. 09/01/2019: September Beacon Chart is up. 07/21/2019: SOARA 2019 Field Day phot gallery is up! 07/01/2019: July 2019 Beacon Chart is up. 06/01/2019: June 2019 Beacon Chart is up. 05/01/2019: May 2019 Beacon Chart is up. 04/01/2019: April 2019 Beacon Chart is up. 03/01/2019: March 2019 Beacon Chart is up 02/08/2019: February 2019 Beacon Chart is up.<br> Sorry for the delay. 01/01/2019: January 2019 Beacon Chart is up. 12/01/2018: December 2018 Beacon Chart is up. 11/01/2018: November 2018 Beacon Chart is up. 10/01/2018: October 2018 Beacon Chart is up. 09/18/2018: Beacon monitoring system is back up and running. 09/01/2018: September 2018 Beacon Chart is up, but will not <br> be updated until I come back later in the month. 08/01/2018: August 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 07/15/2018: The antenna raising video for FD2018 is up. 07/01/2018: July 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 06/28/2018: SOARA Field Day 2018 Photo Gallery is Up! 06/01/2018: June 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 05/01/2018: May 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 04/10/2018: Mgnetic Loop Antenna Article Chapter 5 is UP! 04/01/2018: April 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 03/01/2018: March 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 02/01/2018: February 2018 Beacon Chart page is up. 01/03/2018: Magnetic Loop Antenna Article Chapter 4 is UP! 01/01/2018: January 2018 Beacon Chart Page is up. 12/01/17: December 2017 Beacon Chart page is open! 11/01/17: November 2017 Beacon Chart page is open! 10/01/17: October 2017 Beacon Chart page is open! 9/11/17: Magnetic Loop Antenna article chapter 3 is UP! 8/31/17: September 2017 Beacon Chart page is open! 7/31/17: August 2017 Beacon Chart page is open! 7/30/17: Magnetic Loop Antenna article chapter 2 is UP! 7/11/17: Magnetic Loop Antenna series discussion started. 7/03/17: SOARA Field Day 2017 photo gallery is up! Follow the link below. 7/01/17: July 2017 Beacon Chart page is open! 5/23/17: Technical Blog: New Entry #10 published. 5/1/17: Techical Blog: New entry #9, <br> Blog Index re-formated now sorted by subject. 5/1/17: May 2017 Beacon Chart is up! 4/11/17: Technical Blog re-started! Blog Entry #8 is up! 4/01/17: April 2017 Beacon Chart is up! 3/01/17: March 2017 Beacon Chart is up! 2/01/17: February 2017 Beacon Chart is up! 1/02/17: A happy new year, Beacon Monitoring system is back up. 12/26/16: Beacon Monitoring system is down due to antenna maintenance 9/1/16: September 2016 Beacon Chart is up! 8/4/16: August 2016 Beacon page is up. Sorry for the delay... 7/8/16: SOARA Field Day 2016 Photo Gallery is up!! 6/26/16: Reader comment on Blog #3 added. 5/2/16: NCDXF Beacon monitor station at @6Si is back on the air!! 10/20/15: A new blog entry: "New Receiver Architecture Part 2" 8/3/15: NEW! IARU/NCDXF DX Beacon Chart 2014.09 ~ 2015.07 Now on line!! 6/29/15: SOARA Field Day 2015 Photo Gallery! Go down below to "W6SI Photo Gallery" and click. 6/1/15: A new blog entry is added: "Raising Copper-Pipe J-Pole Antenna" 4/13/15: A new blog entry is added: "Akihabara 2015: Root of My Electronic Hobby: 3/9/15: A new blog entry is added: "Thank you, K1N... It was a Blast!" Also an update to MV Special antenna "On the Air" page. 12/9/14: A new blog entry is added: "New Receiver Architectures" 12/9/14: Three new photo gallery "SOARA Day etc." and "SOARA Field Day 2012, 2013" are added. 10/1/14: A new blog entry is added: "How to Improve Transmit Audio Quality of FT-7900 Transceiver" 9/20/14: The blog page is up! New entry today. 9/11/14: New Links and resources (Azymuthal Map, etc.) are added. 9/10/14: Whole Site Renewal! Everything is new! 9/10/14: "Mission Viejo Special" Vertical Antenna report is Up. 9/10/14: Low Cost SDR HF Receiver is Up. 9/10/14: Photo Gallery: 2014, 2012, 2006 Field Day Photos Up.

QST!! IARU/NCDXF DX Beacon Chart
for South Orange County area is available On Line!
See what DX you should be hearing in Mission Viejo neighborhood
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"Introduction to MLA - The Basics"Booklet
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"Magnetic Loop Antenna" NEW Chapter 5 is UP
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"Mission Viejo Special" Antenna
A Mutiband antenna for DX operation in a deed restricted land...

THE NEW UPDATE is COMING for the Mark II antenna!!
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SOARA Field Day, 2018 (Jun 22-24, 2018)
VIDEO: Raising 20 Meter Beam Antenna (Jun 22, 2018)

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