[ARC5] Fwd: Re: BC-453 in the SCR-274N Configuration

[Mark K3MSB]

http://www.k3msb.com/ndb/363_RNB/main.html

73 Mark K3MSB

On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 11:36 PM <mstangelo at comcast.net> wrote:

> The Millville NJ NDB is still in operation - RNB on 363 kHz. I picked it
> up tonight.
>
> I loved listening to those NBD's on cold winter nights with my BC-453. LF
> was my favorite band.
>
> Mike N2MS
>
>
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > From: Doran Platt <jeepp at comcast.net>
> > To: ARC-5 Mail List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> > Date: 02/24/2023 8:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ARC5] BC-453 in the SCR-274N Configuration
> >
> >
> > Adcock AN ranges were assigned frequencies from 200-500 Khz. Adcock
> ranges do not require ADF equipment as location is determined by quadrant
> and zone crossing. Everything is oriented to the 4 quadrants and the N/S
> and E/W audio null crossing. When Adcock was eclipsed by true ADF, ranges
> were converted to carrier with AM identification. One of the last AN ranges
> out here in the mid-Atlantic was Millville, NJ. ADF precipitated the M, H,
> HH, and compass locator ground equipment. So, the venerable LF receivers
> were indeed NAV receivers, whether as Adcock range receivers or with the
> crank loop antenna.
> >
> > K3HVG
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