[Lowfer] RD ident

Thu, 2 May 2002 14:43:46 -0400

Hi, Peter!

Thanks for the note.  I had used an aeronautical lookup site
http://www.airnav.com/ and looked at a frequency list but didn't see RD...
but now I have bookmarked several more sites as a result of the helpful
notes coming over the list.

It turns out the beacon is probably within eyesight of where I sit...not
exactly DX, but a real signal nevertheless ;)

I did use the Far Circuit boards.  Mine were gotten right as the article hit
the streets, and actually have a bit different circuit for the oscillator,
but it works fine.  My notch filters resonate a bit too low, but that is not
really a problem here as there are no lowband BC stations near.

I am going to finish the active antenna this afternoon, also using the FAR
Circuit boards.  Its the K0BRA unit that was in QST last year.

Thanks again!

73,

Roger Rehr
W3SZ   FN20ah
2 Merrymount Road
Reading, PA  19609-1718
http://www.qsl.net/w3sz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Peter Barick
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:21 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] RD ident
>
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> FB on that converter. Did you use the boards from Far Circuits as
> described in the QST article for that unit?
>
> Well, on the RD sig at 355, are you familiar with several of the NDB
> lists available for lookups? One is on the LWCA site:
> http://www.lwca.org/
>
> If you go there, click LF Utility Stations in the left-hand box, next
> screen to Navigational Aids,  next to Navaids. There one can
> enter some
> info element, e.g., RD, or frequency,  as 355, for lookup. I checked
> your current interest and several refs. were found. Now it's up to you
> to determine if what was received was that listed in Alaska! or  the
> local across town. ;-} The reason for the interpretation is that many
> NDBs can have the same freq., though not close to each other to
> interfere, usually.
>
> Note, there are other Nav Lists. Possibly others will share their
> favorites.
>
> Peter
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