300 kHz in Baltimore

[Spleen]

Anyone else picking up this beacon? I can't find an "official" listing for it anywhere...

 

[Chris-M]

You might be receiving the USCG DGPS signal (Differential GPS). I'm not hearing anything in Texas on that freq. Is there a Morse code with it or just a digital modulation signal?

 

[ka3jjz]

Anyone else picking up this beacon? I can't find an "official" listing for it anywhere...

That's kinda out of my league, to be sure, but it sure isn't HF. Actually, there's a very well known group that specializes in this sort of stuff - the Longwave Club of America, and they even have their own reflector. Perhaps you can get more info there...the URL is:

http://www.lwca.org/

Beacons are part of their specialty.

73s Mike

 

[Spleen]

This is all I ever hear...since it's right on the line between the aeronautical and marine aid frequency bands, I thought maybe it would be listed somewhere.....I'll check the lwca guys in the meantime....

Edited: For some reason, I can't attach a zip file of a recording of the signal...if you're curious, PM or email me and I'll send it out...

Edited again: Wunclub has a file marked DGPS that's the closest match I can hope for based on sound alone...but then again, I walked under waaaaaay to many running Galaxy engines many moons ago...but many of the frequencies for the listed stations are all within a whisker of 300kHz.

 

[Starion]

I hear the loud beacon too. The signal is definately not in morse code; it sounds more like RTTY but not PSK31.

 

[stevpiz]

DGPS beacons

these are all over the 280-320 khz band now

go to airnav.com for a listing of the the USCG DGPS site

I have logged about 15 here in NJ

 

[Spleen]

Can't find the listing on airnav.com....all I see there is NDB's....is it a hidden page?

Edited: Never mind, found the complete list at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ado/DgpsCompleteConfiguration.asp

 

[remedy44]

Have a look at this page it offers alot of info that you are looking for just click on NDB
http://home.cogeco.ca/~dxinfo/