Btown Longwave Logs - 24 and 25 October 2020

I have been doing some longwave monitoring and here is what I put in the logbook using various SDRs and my local gear.

Airspy HF+Discovery – YouLoop and SDRPlay RSPdx – W6LVP Mag Amp Loop. LVH-Logs

 

00263.0  DYQ: NDB MHW Dulvaney / Greeneville TN USA MCW (24Oct20 1522) (LVH)

00311.0  LMA: NDB MHW Lima/Bruggen (Kamp Lintfort) GER MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 1235)(LVH)

00319.0  VAR: NDB MHW Varhaug NOR MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2035) (LVH)

00321.0  ABY: NDB MHW Albert Bray FRA MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2037) (LVH)

00327.0  LNZ: NDB HW  Linz AUT MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2041) (LVH)

00327.0  MVC: NDB HW  Merville/Calonne FRA MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2045) (LVH)

00332.0  LL:  NDB     Lille FRA MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2057) (LVH)

00337.0  MY:  NDB HHW Myggenaes FRO MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2059) (LVH)

00338.0  OA:  NDB     Jonkoping-Husqvarna SWE MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2101) (LVH)

00341.0     CQN: NDB HW  Daisy / Chattanooga TN MCW (24Oct20 1428) (LVH)

00355.0  ONW: NDB HHW Antwerpen Deurne BEL MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2107) (LVH)

00360.5  MAK: NDB MHW Mackel / Brussel BEL MCW via Twente SDR (24Oct20 2114) (LVH)

00370.0  HYW: NDB MHW Horry / Conway SC USA MCW (24Oct20 1021) (LVH)

00371.0  MYN: NDB MHW Muenster/Osnabruck GER MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 1233) (LVH)

00372.0  UQN: NDB MHW Onyun / Vidalia GA USA MCW (24Oct20 1012) (LVH)

00375.0  DS:  NDB MHW/LOM Cercy / Searcy AR USA MCW (24Oct20 1008) (LVH)

00378.0  RJ:  NDB M   Roberval QC CAN MCW (24Oct20 1001) (LVH)

00379.0  BRA: NDB HW  Broad River NC USA MCW (24Oct20 1003) (LVH)

00380.0  UMB: NDB MHW Culvr / Milledgeville (Valdwin Co Regional) GA USA MCW (24Oct20 0950) (LVH)

00388.0  CDX: NDB MHW Cumberland River / Somerset (Pulaski Co) KY USA MCW (24Oct20 0945) (LVH)

00388.0  RNW: NDB MHW Chocowinity NC MCW (24Oct20 0937) (LVH)

00391.0  FIQ: NDB MHW Fiddlers / Morganton NC USA (24Oct20 0927) (LVH)

00397.0  CIR: NDB MHW Cairo IL USA MCW (24Oct20 0923) (LVH)

00406.5  BOT: NDB MHW Bottrop GER MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 1225) (LVH)

00407.0  BZ:  NDB MHW Bullo / Statesboro GA USA MCW (24Oct20 0912) (LVH)

00410.0     JU:  NDB MHW Ashee / Jefferson NC USA MCW (24Oct20 1529) (LVH)

00415.0  DJD: NDB MHW Canton GA USA MCW (24Oct20 0857) (LVH)

00417.0  LI:  NDB MHW Dusseldorf GER MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 1230) (LVH)

00421.0  MF:  NDB     Halmstad SWE MCM via Twente SDR (22Oct209 2101) (LVH)

00424.0  PHG: NDB MHW Phalsbourg FRA MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2040) (LVH)

00424.0  PIS: NDB MHW Pisarovina HRV MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2100) (LVH)

00425.0  DNC: NDB HW  Mostar BIH MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2043) (LVH)

00426.0  GBG: NDB MHW Gleichenberg AUT MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2038) (LVH)

00426.0  UV:  NDB MHW/LOM Tunng / Oxford MS USA MCW (24Oct20 0900)(LVH

00430.0  SN:  NDB MHW Saint Yan FRA MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2022) (LVH)

00433.0  CRE: NDB MHW Cres HRV MCM via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2013) (LVH)

00434.0  MV:  NDB MHW Melun Villaroche FRA MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2018) (LVH)

00438.0  KO:  NDB MHW Kozala HRV MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2006) (LVH)

00438.0  PE:  NDB     Poprad East SVK MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2006) (LVH)

00444.0  NRD: NDB     Inowroclaw POL MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 2003) (LVH)

00452.0  ANS: NDB MHW Ansbach GER MCW via Twente SDR (23Oct20 1945) (LVH)

00490.0     I:   NAVTEX IGS Plombino ITA SITOR-B broadcast in "English" via Bacelona SPA SDR (24Oct20 1810) (LVH)

00518.0     E:   NAVTEX NME USCG Charleston SC USA SITOR-B broadcast in English via Beaufort SC SDR (25Oct20 1240) (LVH)

00518.0     F:   NAVTEX NMF USCG Boston MA USA SITOR-B broadcast in English via MA SDR (25Oct20 1250) (LVH)

00518.0     U:   NAVTEX VAR-9 Chebohue CG NB CAN SITOR-B broadcast in English via ME SDR (25Oct20 1620) (LVH)

00518.0     W:   NAVTEX EJK Valentia Coast Guard IRL SITOR-B broadcast in English via Raufarhofn ICE SDR (24Oct20 1940) (LVH)

00521.0     GM:  NDB MHW Greenville SC USA MCW (24Oct20 0846)(LVH)

 

73 de Larry

NDB Changes 7/8/9-2009

Here are some NDB changes courtesy of Michael Oexner and the UDXF group.

NDB Changes #7

Some NDB changes in Europe, Africa, and the Near & Middle East.

[1] New NDBs or changes of frequency or callsign

Call kHz Station ITU Lat Long Comments
CB 344.0 Cochstedt/Schneidlingen D N51 51 37 E011 27 02 to be reactivated plus new coordinates
FU 350.0 Hamburg/West D N53 36 53 E009 57 25 ex FU-350.5 and new coordinates
ABD 210.0 Abadan IRN N30 22 16 E048 13 11
PAD 450.0 Parsabade/Moghan IRN N39 34 43 E047 58 03 ex PAD-413
AMZ 350.5 Aoka Mizu FPSO IW N57 54 36 W000 35 25
HMI 405.0 Sevan Hummingbird FPSO IW N57 58 35 E001 14 16 ex HMI-320
SYR 326.0 Sevan Voyageur FPSO IW N57 54 07 E001 24 14
TMA 328.0 Arco/Thames Alpha IW N53 05 01 E002 32 44 ex TMA-378
GO 360.0 Gombe NIG N10 18 00 E010 54 00
OC 320.0 Legostayevo RUS N54 38 00 E083 49 00 listed again
WD 450.0 Yartsevo RUS N60 15 00 E090 13 00

[2] Deletions

Call kHz Station ITU Comments
CK 441.0 Prerov/"Cvrcek" CZE last log rww 2009-04-24
DVI 490.0 Donaueschingen-Villingen D last log rww 2009-03-25
BGW 334.0 Paris/Le Bourget F last log rww 2009-04-11
M 411.0 Kokkola-Pietarsaari/Kruunupyy FIN last log rww 2009-04-10
U 310.0 Kauhava FIN last log rww 2008-12-25
PW 426.0 Prestwick G last log rww 2009-05-02
SWN 320.5 Swansea G eff 2009-07-02
HAA 371.0 Hamar/Stafsberg NOR last log rww 2009-04-10
UE 393.0 Idre S no logs rww
SYT 445.0 Sivrihisar TUR no logs rww
URF 415.0 Sanliurfa TUR last log rww 2009-01-30
YAA 305.0 Yalova TUR last log rww 2009-02-04
FUJ 400.0 Fujairah UAE no logs rww

NDB Changes #8

Some NDB changes in North, Central & South America.

[1] New NDBs or changes of frequency or callsign

Call kHz Station ITU Lat Long
MO 325.0 Puerto Montt/El Tepual/Trapen CHL S41 31 30 W073 05 49 listed again
UE 220.0 Santiago/Lo Castro CHL S33 18 18 W070 47 24 listed again
TBO 260.0 Tacuarembo URG S31 45 04 W055 55 43 ex TBO-280
AUR 278.0 Sulphur/Sulfy LA USA N30 11 55 W093 25 14 ex UX-278 last log rww 2009-04-11, new call not yet logged
DR 385.0 De Ridder/Idder LA USA N30 45 08 W093 20 05 to become DXB
LOR 269.0 Lowe/Fort Rucker (Ozark) (Army) AL USA N31 21 37 W085 44 37 logged again

[2] Deletions

Call kHz Station S/P ITU Comments
1L 300.0 Dutkewych Point ON CAN no logs rww
ICO 270.0 Curico CHL no logs rww
ORI 1635.0 Orito CLM no logs rww
UHA 348.0 Habana CUB last log rww 2008-03-12
GUA 375.0 Guatemala City GTM last log rww 2009-03-06
MBJ 248.0 Montego Bay JMC last log rww 2008-11-29
AIZ 377.0 Kaiser/Lake Ozark MO USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2008-01-23
BBW 265.0 Broken Bow NE USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2009-03-23
BDJ 206.0 Boulder Junction WI USA no logs rww
BF 248.0 Cleveland/Tabey OH USA last log rww 2007-02-07
BJU 248.0 Beatrice/Big Blue NE USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2007-12-26
BKO 392.0 Barnwell SC USA eff 2009-03-12 last log rww 2007-05-07
COO 326.0 Covington TN USA last log rww 2004-10-13
EDJ 242.0 Bellefontaine OH USA last log rww 2005-06-17
EEJ 428.0 Sanford/Lee County NC USA last log in 1999
HWB 263.0 Beatrice/Shaw NE USA eff 2009-05-07 last log rww 2008-03-23
IBM 317.0 Kimball NE USA last log rww 2005-10-01
K 317.0 Port Angeles/Ediz Hook (Coast Guard) WA USA last log rww 2008-09-13
MTN 342.0 Baltimore/Martin MD USA last log rww 2006-10-23
OEA 251.0 Vincennes IN USA last log rww 2008-03-11
ONY 272.0 Olney TX USA eff 2009-05-07 no logs rww
TYC 272.0 Campbellsville/Taylor Co KY USA last log rww 2008-01-28
UX 278.0 Sulphur/Sulfy LA USA to become AUR-278; last log rww 2009-04-11
VHN 233.0 Van Horn TX USA last log rww 2008-06-02

NDB Changes #9

Some NDB changes in Asia, the Pacific region, and Oceania.

[1] New NDBs or changes of frequency or callsign

Call kHz Station ITU Lat Long Comments


[2] Deletions

Call kHz Station ITU
AY 210.0 Appleby/Nelson NZL last log rww 2005-11-24

Michael always appreciates any and all NDB updates. You can contact him at
michael.oexner at web.de. I hope to have more on his publications soon in Monitoring Times (my Whats New column), and on this blog.

NDB Decommissioned

For my NDB monitoring friends:

CWI - MHW NDB Clinton IA on 377 kHz has been decommissioned as of 4/1/2009.
BPW - MHW NDB Osceola AR on 239 kHz has been decommissioned as of 4/3/2009.

Elk City NDB Decommissioned

According to the FAA the Elk City, Oklahoma non-directional beacon (NDB), ID-EZY on 241.0 kHz has been decommissioned.

NDB Update - 2/4/2009

WARREN, AR NDB - MHW 226.000 REN N33°32.82' W92°05.76' 180/1°17.9'E
This beacon will decommission effective 12 March 2009

Caribbean NDB Changes

Some interesting NDB changes from the Caribbean for my lowband friends:

"AR" NDB at Pointe A Pitre, Guadaloupe, has been shutdown.

"PTP" NDB at Pointe A Pitre, Guadaloupe, has changed frequency from 300 kHz to 385 kHz.

"FOF" NDB at Fort de France, Martinique, has changed frequency from 314 kHz to 329 kHz.

What is a NDB you ask?

From wikipedia:

"A Non-directional beacon (NDB) is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to newer navigational aids such as VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) and TACAN. NDB signals follow the curvature of the earth, so they can be received at much greater distances at lower altitudes, a major advantage over VOR. However, the NDB signal is affected more by atmospheric conditions, mountainous terrain, coastal refraction and electrical storms, particularly at long range. Even with the advent of VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) systems and Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation, NDBs continue to be the most widely-used radio navigational aid worldwide[citation needed].

"NDB usage for aviation is standardized by ICAO Annex 10 which specifies that NDBs be operated on a frequency between 190 kHz and 1750 kHz although normally all NDBs in North America operate between 190 kHz and 535 kHz. Each NDB is identified by a one, two, or three-letter Morse code callsign. In Canada, some of the identifiers include numbers. North American NDBs are categorized by power output, with low power rated at less than 50 watts, medium from 50 W to 2,000 W and high being over 2,000 Watts."

German Non Directional Beacon Changes

Michael Oexner posted to the UDXF newsgroup on Jan 11, 2007, the following beacon updates for NDBs in Germany:

EDDS from: 2007/01/23 10:05 until: PERM
STUTTGART NDB SG 306 LOCATOR (L) COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN.

EDDS from: 2007/01/26 09:01 until: PERM
STUTTGART L SY 384 COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN.

EDRZ from: 2007/01/08 12:00 until: PERM
ZWEIBRUCKEN NDB ZBN 435 NDB COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN.

EDDV from: 2007/01/18 00:01 until: PERM
HANNOVER LO HAE 332 COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN.

EDDG from: 2006/12/31 09:48 until: 2007/02/28 23:00
MUENSTER/OSNABRUECK/GREVEN NDB MST 305 KHZ OUT OF SERVICE.

EDLW from: 2007/01/03 11:20 until: 2007/03/31 23:59 EST
DORTMUND-WICKEDE NDB DWI 357 NDB OUT OF SERVICE.

EDGG from: 2006/12/21 00:41 until: 2007/02/15 12:00
LICHTENAU NDB LAU 341 OPERATING WITH REDUCED RANGE 15NM.