[ARC5] NDB useful range ?

[Craig]

An old friend who was a 747 Captain, used to dial up WBAP on the NDB 
just as soon as they cleaned up the cockpit after takeoff from Honolulu. 
The rode that all the way back to DFW.


Craig

KF5JOT

On 2/20/21 1:03 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:
> We occasionally flew 100 to 150 miles out to sea south of Nantucket. 
> From an altitude of 1000 feet we could get the high power NDB on 
> Nantucket (TUK) from 75 to 100 miles out.
>
> WBZ Boston AM radio station much farther.
>
> The range of lower power beacons might vary from 25 to 75 miles.
>
> Roy
> Navy ASW Helicopters
> NAS Quonset Point, RI
>
> Roy Morgan
> K1LKY Western Mass
>
>> On Feb 20, 2021, at 1:52 AM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> How far can an aircraft in the air be from an NDB and the signal is 
>> still useful for homing?
>>
>
>
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