[MRCA] Fwd: Low Freq DX

Thu Dec 4 12:50:38 EST 2025

I remember the day, very well!  My wife was in Sâo Paulo waiting for a flight to Santiago. Chile. PA flight cancelled and, owing to the fact she was non-rev, no assistance. At the last second, she got re-booked on Varig. AL got her back to BAL.
Jeep K3HVG

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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of B. Smith via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:14:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] Fwd: Low Freq DX

I was on the tarmac waiting for Pax at LGA Marine Terminal the day they
took down the last PanAm signs and put up Delta. A sad moment.
Z

On 12/4/2025 10:52 AM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> The Rock Sound NDB.....    would that have been ZGB 224 KC on
> Governors Harbor (Eleuthera)?
>
> If so, it hasn't been heard since 1997 !
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM Jeep Platt <jeepcomms at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>     PanAm established a resort at Rock Sound way back, hence the
>     presence, thereof. My last time there was in maybe 1982. Pan AM
>     had sold the property.   Governor's Harbour was our destination. I
>     miss those days... Nice route from PBI.
>     Jeep K3HVG
>
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>     *From:* mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>     <mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Christopher Bowne
>     <aj1g at sbcglobal.net>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:05:07 PM
>     *To:* B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net>; Military Radio Collectors
>     Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
>     *Subject:* [MRCA] Fwd: Low Freq DX
>
>     Sent from my iPhone
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>     Begin forwarded message:
>
>>     *From:* Christopher Bowne <aj1g at sbcglobal.net>
>>     *Date:* December 3, 2025 at 13:31:19 EST
>>     *To:* "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>
>>     *Subject:* *Re: [MRCA] Low Freq DX*
>>
>>     I recall that while passing through the Rock Sound Bahamas
>>     airport on Eleuthera  back in the 90s, while waiting in line to
>>     clear customs, standing next to an ancient looking NDB
>>     transmitter which was actively banging away its callsign, which I
>>     recall at the time was RSD.  Label plate on the transmitter said
>>     Property of Pan American Airways, probably was installed back in
>>     the 1930s when Pan Am initiated Clipper seaplane service to Rock
>>     Sound, one of their earliest destinations out of Miami.
>>     Apparently the Rock Sound NDB has gone dark, as there is no
>>     reference to it on the current Rock Sound Airport information
>>     online That airport’s designator is now MYER, some references
>>     list both MYER and RSD.  Wouldn’t be surprised if the transmitter
>>     is still there though!
>>
>>     Chris AJ1G
>>     Stonington CT
>>
>>     Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>     On Nov 26, 2025, at 02:49, Christopher Bowne
>>>     <aj1g at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>     DDR bangs in here with very high SNR regularly about a half
>>>     mine inland from the ocean in  Stonington CT.  Apparently a
>>>     relatively high power beacon, high power is noted in a number of
>>>     airways navigation on line references.
>>>
>>>     Chris AJ1G
>>>     Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>>     On Nov 25, 2025, at 22:23, B. Smith via MRCA
>>>>     <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>      Those that are Low Freq DX hounds. NDB beacon DDP is S2 here
>>>>     in Chickenland. Freq 391 kc, Puerto Rico.
>>>>     Z
>>>>     <semk4che.gif>
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