[ARC5] 416 KC TWEB Goodness

[Robert P. Meadows]

Listening to an NDB is ???  Having had to use them in bad Wx is enlightening.
The cost to maintain an NDB-- remember it is a "gummit" operation is quite costly.  Otherwise, the NDB is not certified and pilot error can be blamed on the NDB "maintainer" who hasn't the immunity of a "gummit" official.

I recommend keeping ADF radios in ones aircraft, and use the various broadcast band stations to get some bearing info on the town one might be flying to, or from.  Not very precise, and one can be confused by 180 degrees.

GPS is wonderful, as long as the "gummit" keeps it on for all to use, otherwise, only those with  the special receivers will have accurate GPS.

R

-----Original Message-----
From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Mike Kana
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 12:12 AM
To: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
Cc: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] 416 KC TWEB Goodness

My first NDB beacon logging was actually through a wired intercom between two deer stands in south TX. The land was near a regional airport and I could hear the NDB over the intercom

De
Mike
AA9IL 

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> On Mar 26, 2023, at 6:20 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, there's at least one nation left on Earth that has to good 
> sense to preserve and continue to use, in some form, an alternative, 
> simple, analogue, proven aircraft navigation tool which is already in 
> place, requires modest maintenance, and just might provide a 
> life-saving alternative when the day comes that pilots can't get their 
> GPS "crack cocaine" fix.
> 
> Just because we have a new "shiny" is no reason to destroy something 
> older which still works and needs only already-allocated assets and 
> modest up-keep.
> 
> Go to the SDR receiver at :
> http://42.241.180.144:8073/
> and tune to 416 KC.
> Reminds me of my youth. ;-)
> 
> 73 OM DE Dave AB5S
> 
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