[Premium-Rx] Looking for recommendations on high performance VLF receiver.

[Bruce Gentry]

There is serious concern about interferance to GPS. It being used to 
harrass and disrespect employees, and they are reacting with spoofers 
and jammers.  This IS highly illegal and presents very real dangers, but 
when there are millions of angry people, the devices will be constructed 
and used..  This has been recognized as a serious hazard in aviation 
circles, and  robust backups for GPS are being sought.  When flying an 
instrument approach, be very aware of any truck stops or road freight 
terminals near the airfield.   A moritorium on wrecking any more Loran 
stations was put into effect, tests are supposedly being made on an 
enhanced Loran system.  Have these concerns affected more 
non-directional beacons  being destroyed?   How about marine NDBs?

         Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY

On 4/9/18 8:54 AM, Bingville Canoe and Boatworks wrote:
> Tom,
> I use a Harris RF-590 and am quite pleased with it for beacon chasing.
>
> In addition to being a ham, I’m also a pilot and would warn you that NDBs or beacons are being shut down everyday as the transition to space based approaches continue. Municipalities are spared the expense of maintaining the sites when the instrument approaches become GPS based.
>
> No new aircraft have ADF receivers installed anymore. My point is, that money invested in a low frequency receiver may not yield much in returns going forward if chasing is the sole purpose.
> That being said, as I understand it they (NBDs) are still used outside the US.
>
> Good luck in your search.
>
> Victor
> N4VIC
>
>
> "Who is John Galt"?
>
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