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Author Topic: Australian NDB logs Mon 07th April 2025  (Read 148 times)

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Australian NDB logs Mon 07th April 2025
« on: April 08, 2025, 0028 UTC »
Due to a reduction of RF noise on the low bands the following beacons were logged last night, no doubt many others were there further away (in distance) under the noise.  It's been a few years since I last chased some NDB's and I would have thought that most would have been switched off by now but not so.

The list was updated on Sunday 13th April with some new entries.

The logs below will give those overseas an accurate indication of the NDB's still active in Australia:

203KHz  HML  Hamilton VIC  1054z 419 report. 750km
218KHz  CMU  Cunnamulla QLD 0832z  529 report. 573km
221KHz  WG    Wagga Wagga NSW 0832z  569 report. 254km
224KHz  WMD  West Maitland NSW  0832z  519 report. 360km
227KHz  OOM  Moomba SA 0833z  529 report. 892km
233KHz  AYE   Alice Springs NT 1050z  419 report. 1820km
239KHz  WOL  Wollongong NSW  1050z  529 report. 342km
242KHz  PKS  Parkes NSW  0833z  579 report. 57kms
242KHz  LT    Launceston TAS 1120z 319 report. 956km
248KHz  WR   Woomera SA 1100z  559 report. 1043km
251KHz  DU    Dubbo NSW 0836z  579 report. 106km
257KHz  RK   Rockhampton QLD  1936z 539 report. 1088km
260KHz  IVL  Inverell NSW  1053z  559 report. 509km
260KHz  NF   Norfolk Island NSW 1200z 319 report. 1972km
263KHz  CB   Canberra ACT 1054z  419 report.  317km
264KHz  CCY  Cloncurry QLD 1855z 539 report. 1539km
266KHz  MTG  Mount Gambier SA  1057z  539 report. 838km
269KHz  CV    Charleville QLD  1101z  539 report.  730km
272KHz  MIA  Mildura VIC  1104z  559 report. 536km
272KHz  LHI   Lord Howe Island 1129z  319 report. 1078km
272KHz  TNK  Tennant Creek NT  1845z  519 report. 1996km
278KHz  CG   Coolangatta QLD 1102z  549 report. 762km
287KHz  LEC  Leigh Creek SA 1105z  569 report. 953km
287KHz  KG   Kalgoorlie WA 1130z  419 report. 2485km
293KHz  CDU  Ceduna SA  1106z  569 report. 1319km
293KHz  COM  Cooma NSW 1106z  599 report. 398km
299KHz  CWR  Cowra NSW  1107z  599 report. 140km
302KHz  WYY  Wynyard TAS  1058z  579 report. 923km
302KHz  BUD  Bundaberg QLD 1203z 519 report.  995km
305KHz  GTH  Griffith NSW 1110z  599+10dB report. 229km
308KHz  MK    Mackay QLD  1150z  539 report. 1309km
311KHz  NTN  Normanton QLD  1114z  539 report. 1795km
326KHz  ESP  Esperance WA  1855z  529 report. 2395km
332KHz  BHI  Broken Hill NSW 1114z  599 report. 597km
332KHz  KII  King Island TAS 1143z  589 report. 849km
338KHz  MA   Mount Isa QLD  1116z  529 report. 1575km
341KHz  CBP  Coober Pedy SA 1115z  549 report. 1308km
341KHz  TW   Tamworth NSW  1145z  559 report. 369km
347KHz  RIC  Richmond NSW 1117z  569 report. 293km
353KHz  LRE  Longreach QLD  1113z  579 report. 1101km
359KHz  NWA  Nowra NSW  1115z  589 report. 348Km (also continuous terminal information)
365KHz  WLM  Williamtown NSW 1113z  579 report. 385km
371KHz  HUG  Hughenden QLD  1115z  569 report. 1382km
371KHz  WHA  Whyalla SA 1115z  559  report. 946km
374KHz  WLG  Walgett NSW  1117z  539 report. 317km
374KHz  BML  Bromelton QLD  1120z  539 report. 736km
377KHz  ROM  Roma QLD  1840z  539 report. 709km
380KHz  COR  Corowa NSW  1118z  569 report. 371km
380KHz  SU   Sunshine Coast QLD  1150z 529 report. 861km
383KHz  BTH  Bathurst NSW  1120z  599 report. 191km
383KHz  SGE  St George QLD  1124z  579 report. 542km
383KHz  WLU  Wiluna WA  1121z  529 report. 2736km
389KHz  BKE  Bourke NSW  1122z  559 report. 350km
389KHz  GFN  Grafton NSW  1130z  579 report. 607km
389KHz  PLC  Port Lincoln SA  1100z  559 report. 1115km
392KHz  MOR  Moree NSW  1124z  559 report. 427km
395KHz  MER  Merimbula NSW  1126z  589 report. 491km
395KHz  CBA  Cobar NSW  1124z  599+10dB report. 233km
395KHz  PMQ  Port Macquarie NSW  1138z  589 report. 513km
398KHz  MDG  Mudgee NSW 1125z  539 report. 177km
398KHz  BOU  Boulia QLD 1852z  559 report. 1345km
398KHz  MB    Moorabin VIC  1130z  529 report. 615km
401KHz  ARM  Armidale NSW 1144z  559 report. 455km
407KHz  SWH  Swan Hill VIC  1138z  599+10dB report. 489km
407KHz  GLB  Goulburn NSW 1130z  589 report. 280km
407KHz  WDH  Windorah QLD 1153z 519 report. 962km
413KHz  BDV  Birdsville QLD  1124z  529 report. 1120km
413KHz  NBR  Narrabri NSW  1129z  559 report. 330km (also continuous terminal information)
416KHz  BK    Bankstown NSW  1124z  559 report. 329km
486KHz  LTV  Latrobe Valley VIC 1131z  569 report. 606km

Australian NDB's range in power from 15 watts to 500 watts power.  Please post if you hear any of the above.

« Last Edit: April 20, 2025, 0529 UTC by Looking-Glass »
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