A LONGWAVE BEACON LOG Compiled by Tom Rothlisberger K7WV
Location: Albuquerque, NM QTH: N 35 11' 26" W 106 41' 26" Grid DM65pe (Secondary QTH)
Date: 04 January 1996
Equipment: Icom R71-A, Palomar Engineers LA-1 amplifier-base, 12" self-made rotateable homebrew ferrite loopstick (plugs into LA-1), Ameco TPA tuneable pre-amp.
In the first major test of the ferrite loop in quiet conditions, the following NDBs (aero beacons) were logged over a single listening session from 06:30 - 08:30 UTC:
KHz ID Location Watts
201 |
GV |
Greenville, TX |
25 |
203 |
NSI |
San Nicholas Isl, CA |
25 |
203 |
RED |
Red Lodge, MT |
100 |
206 |
GLS |
Galveston, TX |
2000 |
206 |
SOW |
Showlow, AZ |
25 |
212 |
BCY |
Boise City, OK |
25 |
214 |
CHX |
Choix, Sin, Mex |
1000 |
216 |
CLB |
Carolina Beach, NC |
1500 |
218 |
RL |
Red Lake, ON |
250 |
220 |
UWC |
Unknown, XUN |
?? |
222 |
FDR |
Frederick, OK |
25 |
223 |
YYW |
Armstrong, ON |
400 |
227 |
SNL |
Shawnee, OK |
25 |
230 |
NRN |
Norton, KS |
25 |
230 |
RDK |
Red Oak, IA |
25 |
230 |
SH |
Shreveport, LA |
400 |
239 |
LHX |
La Junta, CO |
50 |
242 |
EL |
El Paso, TX |
400 |
245 |
FS |
Sioux Falls, SD |
100 |
248 |
ILT |
Albuquerque, NM |
|
249 |
LYD |
Houston, TX |
25 |
251 |
AM |
Amarillo, TX |
100 |
251 |
TZO |
Bristow, OK |
25 |
254 |
RA |
Rapid City, SD |
100 |
257 |
HCY |
Cowley, WY |
50 |
258 |
ZSJ |
Sandy Lake, ON |
1000 |
260 |
AP |
Denver, CO |
25 |
260 |
JH |
Jackson, MS |
100 |
263 |
JSO |
Jacksonville, TX |
25 |
266 |
SAA |
Saratoga WY |
25 |
266 |
LLN |
Levelland, TX |
25 |
268 |
MWL |
Mineral Wells, TX |
30 |
269 |
AAP |
Houston, TX |
25 |
272 |
OJA |
Weatherford, OK |
25 |
275 |
GUY |
Guymon, OK |
25 |
278 |
CEP |
Ruidoso, NM |
25 |
284 |
MXR |
Raton, NM |
25 |
290 |
AOP |
Rock Sprs, WY |
100 |
290 |
OLR |
Chichasha, OK |
25 |
290 |
TMV |
Stamford, TX |
25 |
290 |
TVK |
Centerville, IA |
25 |
293 |
TOR |
Torrington, WY |
50 |
296 |
SP |
Wichita Falls, TX |
50 |
300 |
LAP |
La Paz, BCS, Mex |
400 |
302 |
PU |
Pueblo, CO |
33 |
305 |
RO |
Roswell, NM |
400 |
308 |
AE |
Albuquerque, NM |
25 |
308 |
HIL |
Great Bend, KS |
50 |
311 |
MVI |
Monte Vista, CO |
50 |
320 |
HTN |
Miles City, MT |
200 |
320 |
OM |
Omaha, NE |
50 |
323 |
HJH |
Hebron, NE |
25 |
326 |
MA |
Midland, TX |
400 |
329 |
FIA |
Socorro, NM |
25 |
329 |
TAD |
Trinidad, CO |
150 |
332 |
IC |
Wichita, KS |
50 |
335 |
CV |
Clovis, NM |
25 |
335 |
YLD |
Chapleau, ON |
1000 |
338 |
RYN |
Tucson, AZ |
400 |
341 |
ALM |
Alamagordo, NM |
25 |
341 |
SG |
Santa Fe, NM |
25 |
344 |
FCH |
Fresno, CA |
400 |
344 |
GNC |
Seminole, TX |
25 |
350 |
RG |
Oklahoma City, OK |
400 |
353 |
DWL |
Gothenburg, NE |
25 |
353 |
LI |
Little Rock , AR |
400 |
353 |
LWT |
Lewistown, MT |
200 |
353 |
YWP |
Webequie, ON |
100 |
356 |
ODX |
Ord, NE |
25 |
356 |
PTT |
Pratt, KS |
25 |
357 |
BO |
Boise, ID |
100 |
359 |
JWG |
Watonga, OK |
25 |
362 |
RPX |
Roundup, MT |
50 |
365 |
FT |
Fort Worth, TX |
400 |
365 |
HQG |
Hugoton, KS |
25 |
368 |
LAM |
Los Alamos, NM |
25 |
368 |
SIR |
Rawlings, WY |
100 |
371 |
ITU |
Great Falls, MT |
200 |
371 |
SOA |
Sonora, TX |
25 |
373 |
TF |
Pueblo, Co |
50 |
375 |
DW |
Tulsa, OK |
200 |
377 |
EHA |
Elkhart KS |
25 |
379 |
PUU |
Flagstaff, AZ |
50 |
383 |
CNP |
Chappel, NE |
25 |
386 |
SYF |
St Francis, KS |
25 |
389 |
CSB |
Cambridge, NE |
25 |
394 |
ENZ |
Nogales, AZ |
200 |
397 |
LLJ |
Challis, ID |
50 |
400 |
FN |
Ft Collins, CO |
25 |
400 |
HHF |
Canadian, TX |
25 |
402 |
CV |
Carlsbad, NM |
25 |
407 |
PRZ |
Portales, NM |
25 |
413 |
TAM |
Tampico, Tam. Mex |
1000 |
414 |
SKX |
Taos, NM |
25 |
415 |
HJM |
Bonham, TX |
25 |
421 |
EF |
McKinney, TX |
25 |
428 |
SYW |
Greenville, TX |
25 |
512 |
HMY |
Lexington, OK |
25 |
518 |
GCT |
Guthrie Center, IA |
25 |
524 |
UOC |
Iowa City, IA |
25 |
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