[Hallicrafters] Todays finds

[Ian]

>From the web:
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Consolan 

This system provides coded signals from which the direction of a station can
be determined, thus ensuring accurate bearings that are independent of all
navigation equipment aboard. Consolan signals are usable up to about 1,300
km (800 mi) or more.
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Lots of hits using Google for those who want to pursue this.

http://www.google.com/search?q=consolan+navigation&hl=en&lr=lang_en


Ian, K6SDE

 

-----Original Message-----
From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roy Morgan
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:15 AM
To: dmcintyr at ucalgary.ca; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Todays finds

At 12:50 AM 3/9/2005, Deane McIntyre wrote:
>At 194 kc there is an arrow marked " Consolan TUK ". Anyone know 
>anything about the Consolan nagigation system - can find very little 
>with Google but it seems that TUK was the Consolan station in Nantucket MA.

Dean,

I don't know what Consolan is but the radio beacon at Nantucket was TUK on
194 kc.  I cannot find any reference to it now in airport approach in
formation or coast guard web site search. So maybe it is decommissioned.  I
came back from flying out to sea in Navy Helicopters a number of times by
homing on the TUK beacon (1960's-70's)

What is/was "Consolan"?

Roy