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Radio Direction Finder

  • 01-06-2016 02:25PM
    #1
    ozmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,887 ✭✭✭


    Ive been given one of these...I read that most of the transmitters worldwide have been turned off - but are there any still operational in Ireland that i can tune into?

    It looks great - you select the frequency at the back and its supposed to pick up morse coming from the direction you point it.. Is there anything left working I can pickup with it?

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    ta.

    “Roll it back”



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  • #2
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,502 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Plenty. They are in between the Long Wave and Medium Wave and can be picked up on a general coverage receiver. An electrically quiet location and a good antenna will help. The strongest one where I am is Gormanstown GMN on 334 kHz. Also strong are Dublin OE 316 and OP 397, Rush 326, Killiney KLY 377 and Belfast HB 420.

    http://hfradio.org.uk/Eu_NDB_list.txt

    Robert Connolly from Kilkeel writes a column about Non Directional Beacons every month in Radio User. It is possible with good equipment to receive beacons from many different countries.

    http://www.kilkeel.org.uk/


  • #3
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭cml387


    And me!


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