[ARC5] Non Directional Beacons

[Robert Eleazer]

I recall that back in the 70's when I was in South Carolina I could receive loud and clear an emergency broadcast station located in New York City using our GE P-990A.  I do not recall the exact frequency but it was located in the 160 -190 KHZ range and just transmitted a short recording giving its ID and location.

The Non Directional Beacon located on Cape Canaveral AFS used to be rather interesting in that it broadcast not only the usual ID in Morse but also GPS wide area correction data.  Drive by that transmitter with your car radio tuned anywhere in the broadcast and you would get all kinds of digital sounding noises.

Wayne     

  
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