« 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 »

Logged
Condobolin, NSW.
Grid Square: QF37ub
Yaesu FT-1000D, Yaesu FT-2000D, ICOM IC-736 HF/50MHz, ICOM IC R75 & Tecsun S-2000 to 450 feet of wire, 27MHz 1/2 wave CB antenna converted to 21MHz & a multi band vertical of dubious reliability.