Longwave NDB log

[k9rzz]

Serious insomnia here tonight!

Icom R75 + 150 ft random wire. Major heat wave today, 40F+ so no working on the ICE BOG antenna.

Times irrelevant, all between 0700 and 1000z.

Good morse code practice.
(Don't worry, all copy/paste below!)


198 * DIW* USA NC* DIXON
200 * YAQ CAN ON Kasabonika
212 * YGX* CAN MB* GILLAM
216 * YFA CAN ON FORT ALBANY
216 * CLB* USA NC* WILMINGTON - CAROLINA BEACH
218 * RL* CAN ON* RED LAKE
219 * YMG* CAN ON* MANITOUWADGE
223 * YYW* CAN ON* ARMSTRONG
230 * AT USA WI Appleton - Outagamie
232 * CO USA IN Indianapolis - Glenn
233 * QN* CAN ON* NAKINA
235 * CN CAN ON COCHRANE
241 * HF CAN ON HEARST
243 * OZW USA MI Howell
244 * TH* CAN MB* THOMPSON
245 * YZE* CAN ON* GORE BAY
245 * HU USA IN Terre Haute
247 * YLH CAN ON LANSDOWNE HOUSE
248 * UL* CAN QC MONTREAL*
250 * FO* CAN MB* FLIN FLON
251 * FW USA IN Fort Wayne - Hoagland
257 * YXR* CAN ON* EARLTON
258 * ZSJ CAN ON SANDY LAKE
260 * YAT* CAN ON* ATTAWAPISKAT*
263 * GR USA MI Grand Rapids - Kent
263 * ZQT CAN ON Thunder Bay - Superior
266 * YFH CAN ON FORT HOPE
269 * UDE* CAN MB* Delta*
272 * YQA* CAN ON* MUSKOKA
274 * YPM CAN ON Pikangikum
275 * AV* CAN MB* Winnipeg - St. Andrews
276 * YEL CAN ON ELLIOT LAKE
278 * NM* CAN QC MATAGAMI
278 * ADG USA MI Adrian
283 * PT CAN ON PELEE ISLAND
281 * DMO USA MO Sedalia
284 * RT* CAN NU* RANKIN INLET
287 * ZWG CAN MB Winnipeg - Stoney
305 * YQ* CAN MB* CHURCHILL*
317 * VC* CAN SK* LA RONGE
329 * CH* USA SC CHARLESTON - ASHLEY
328 * YTL* CAN ON* BIG TROUT LAKE
329 * YHN CAN ON HORNEPAYNE
329 * AAA USA IL Lincoln - Abraham
332 * QT* CAN ON* THUNDER BAY
334 * YER* CAN ON* FORT SEVERN
335 * YLD CAN ON CHAPLEAU
338 * YPX* CAN QC PUVIRNITUQ
340 * YY* CAN QC MONT JOLI
341 * YYU* CAN ON* KAPUSKASING
344 * UNU USA WI Juneau
346 * YXL* CAN ON* SIOUX LOOKOUT
349 * GW USA MS Greenwood - Teoc
347 * ANQ USA IN Angola
351 * YKQ* CAN QC FORT RUPERT - WASKAGANISH
353 * IN* USA MN INTERNATIONAL FALLS - RAY
353 * PG* CAN MB* Portage la Prairie*
353 * DI USA ND Dickinson
353 * QG CAN ON Windsor
355 * YWP CAN ON WEBEQUIE
356 * IUL USA IN La Porte
362 * SB* CAN ON* SUDBURY*
362 * MT USA WI Manitowoc
365 * JN USA IN Muncie - Ball
363 * RNB* USA NJ MILLVILLE - RAINBOW
365 * AA* USA MN FARGO - HARWOOD, ND
366 * YMW* CAN QC MANIWAKI
368 * VX* CAN SK* Dafoe
368 * EU USA KY Murray
371 * RYV USA WI Watertown - Rock River
371 * AZ USA MI Kalamazoo
370 * YBV CAN MB Berens River
371 * GW* CAN QC KUUJJUARAPIK
376 * YAG CAN ON Fort Frances
382 * YPL* CAN ON* PICKLE LAKE
385 * YNC CAN QC Wemindji
385 * UWL USA IN New Castle
395 * YL* CAN MB* LYNN LAKE
396 * YPH* CAN QC INUKJUAK
401 * YPO* CAN ON* PEAWANUCK

 

[WA8ZTZ]

Couple of questions:
does your R75 have any mod to the LW/MW circuitry to bypass or eliminate attenuator?

how does 245 YZE Gore Bay sound at your QTH ? It pounds in here (Rochester Michigan) stronger
than the local NDBs... perhaps because the path is mostly over water.

 

[jwt873]

That's impressive.. Especially logging Churchill and Lynn Lake. I'm closer to them than you and haven't managed to hear them yet.. Perhaps tonight

I have a 5 year log and I'm only at 97 stations. Of course, the more you listen the more you hear the same stations over and over.

 

[N0FSD]

Drake R8B

I have heard some of these on my Drake receiver. Are these used for navigation, or just what is the purpose of these beacons?

 

[Weaksignal]

Yes, generally aircraft navigation... higher power NDB's are used for enroute navigation, in more remote areas, while lower power NDB's are used as an instrument approach (or additional navaid) to an airport.

 

[k9rzz]

Couple of questions:
does your R75 have any mod to the LW/MW circuitry to bypass or eliminate attenuator?

how does 245 YZE Gore Bay sound at your QTH ? It pounds in here (Rochester Michigan) stronger
than the local NDBs... perhaps because the path is mostly over water.

When I first got the R75 I was not happy with longwave performance, but once I gave it 75 ft or more of wire, then it seems to hear just fine. For example, I can hear some stations on my 32 ft long 20 meter dipole, but with my current 150 ft random wire, sigs are plenty strong ... dropping off down around 200 khz ... yet I can hear WWVH at 60khz and Loran-C on 100khz. With a decent antenna for LW or MW, I don't believe there is any need to modify the R75 for DXing purposes.

I'd have to turn my computer off and unplug the charger to check YZE right now (BIG noise generator), but many of the Canadian beacons are VERY loud here at night.

 

[jwt873]

OK, so I tried tonight. (It's been a while). Three of these are 'first time heard' for me.

Here's what I managed to log for Feb 01/16 between 01:30 to 02:00 UTC

201 ZWN Winnipeg - Assiniboia Downs, MB
207 YNE Norway House, MB
208 YSK Sanikiluaq, NU
209 IB Atikokan, ON
215 ZWW Winnipeg - Assiniboia, MB
218 RL Red Lake, ON
234 DN Dauphin, MB
233 BR Brandon, MB
236 ZHT Winnipeg - Forks, MB
239 OJ High Level, AB
244 TH Thompson, MB
250 FO Flin Flon, MB
269 UDE Delta, MB
275 AV Winnipeg - St Andrews, MB
287 ZWG Winnipeg - Stoney, MB
326 YKQ Kenora, ON
328 YTL Big Trout Lake, ON
329 YHN Hornepayne, ON
332 QT Thunder Bay, ON
335 YLD Chapleau, ON
336 LF La Salle, MB
338 YPX Puvirnituq, QC (Longest haul - 1048 miles)
341 YYU Kapuskasing, ON
346 YXL Sioux Lookout, ON
353 IN International Falls, MN
353 PG Portage La Prairie, MB
355 BKU Baker, MT
360 SW Warroad, MN
365 AA Fargo, ND
369 VX Dafoe, SK
370 YBV Berens River, MB
375 BM Balmoral, MB
382 YPL Pickle Lake, ON
385 QV Yorkton, SK
399 ZHD Dryden, ON
400 CKN Crookston, MN

This was using an 80 Meter inverted Vee.. I had a full length 160 Meter OFC dipole (260 feet long) that worked a bit better on MW, but it's down right now.

 

[WA8ZTZ]

When I first got the R75 I was not happy with longwave performance, but once I gave it 75 ft or more of wire, then it seems to hear just fine. For example, I can hear some stations on my 32 ft long 20 meter dipole, but with my current 150 ft random wire, sigs are plenty strong ... dropping off down around 200 khz ... yet I can hear WWVH at 60khz and Loran-C on 100khz. With a decent antenna for LW or MW, I don't believe there is any need to modify the R75 for DXing purposes.

I'd have to turn my computer off and unplug the charger to check YZE right now (BIG noise generator), but many of the Canadian beacons are VERY loud here at night.

OK, tnx for the info on the R75.

YZE is about 250 miles from here and is loud night and day.

Anyway, you have an impressive list of NDBs for a one night session.

 

[k9rzz]

I get a kick out of hearing those far northerly beacons. There's no other radio to be heard out of those places so I enjoy looking to see where they are. I need to start a map.

 

[WA8ZTZ]

I get a kick out of hearing those far northerly beacons. There's no other radio to be heard out of those places so I enjoy looking to see where they are. I need to start a map.

Exactly, it is amazing to look them up on a map. No road or rail connection to anywhere, access only by air. Reminds me of the TV show "Ice Pilots".

 

[WA8ZTZ]

OK, so I tried tonight. (It's been a while). Three of these are 'first time heard' for me.

Here's what I managed to log for Feb 01/16 between 01:30 to 02:00 UTC

201 ZWN Winnipeg - Assiniboia Downs, MB
207 YNE Norway House, MB
208 YSK Sanikiluaq, NU
209 IB Atikokan, ON
215 ZWW Winnipeg - Assiniboia, MB
218 RL Red Lake, ON
234 DN Dauphin, MB
233 BR Brandon, MB
236 ZHT Winnipeg - Forks, MB
239 OJ High Level, AB
244 TH Thompson, MB
250 FO Flin Flon, MB
269 UDE Delta, MB
275 AV Winnipeg - St Andrews, MB
287 ZWG Winnipeg - Stoney, MB
326 YKQ Kenora, ON
328 YTL Big Trout Lake, ON
329 YHN Hornepayne, ON
332 QT Thunder Bay, ON
335 YLD Chapleau, ON
336 LF La Salle, MB
338 YPX Puvirnituq, QC (Longest haul - 1048 miles)
341 YYU Kapuskasing, ON
346 YXL Sioux Lookout, ON
353 IN International Falls, MN
353 PG Portage La Prairie, MB
355 BKU Baker, MT
360 SW Warroad, MN
365 AA Fargo, ND
369 VX Dafoe, SK
370 YBV Berens River, MB
375 BM Balmoral, MB
382 YPL Pickle Lake, ON
385 QV Yorkton, SK
399 ZHD Dryden, ON
400 CKN Crookston, MN

This was using an 80 Meter inverted Vee.. I had a full length 160 Meter OFC dipole (260 feet long) that worked a bit better on MW, but it's down right now.

Nice list. Heard a couple new for me Manitoba stations last week: 244 TH Thompson and 305 YQ Churchill from my Michigan QTH. A lot of ur Ontario logs are usually heard here as well.