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Another superb collection of NDB images which were kindly supplied by Nicolas Pelatan, F4DTL, and this time featuring the NDBs: DSA 351 Dieppe, MV 434 Villaroche, BLB 397 Blois, CC 391 Chalons sur Saone, SZA 349,5 Military Solenzara Corsica, and RY 427 Royan. Many French NDBs use the characteristic Mode A1A with a zero Hz offset, where idents appear exactly on the carrier frequency. All of the beacons shown here have thecharacteristic 'zero' offsets, with the ident being transmitted on the exact carrier frequency. |
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NOTE# All of the following pictures are copyright Nicolas Pelatan, and should not be re-produced with out first obtaining his permission - please ask me for his contact details if you should require them. |
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 BLB 397 kHzBlois, Le Breuil Airport. This beacon serves Blois' Le Breuil Airport (LFOQ), and is located at N4740.4 E00112.2 It has a listed range of 25nm, and is operation 24H. In this shot you can see the guyed vertical mast and transmitter housing. (142.0 kb) |
 CC on 391 kHzChalons Champforgeuil Airport. This shot shows the NDB at Chalons Champforgeuil Airport at Chalons-sur-Saône (LFLH), and is located at N4643.3 E00450.6 It has a listed range of 25nm, and is operation 24H. This is listed as a Locator Outer Marker (LOM) and is another guyed vertical. (144.0 kb) |
 DSA on 351 kHzSt. Aubin Airport, Dieppe. This shot shows the NDB at St. Aubin Airport in Dieppe (LFAB), and is located at N4953.0 E00105.0. This is a Monopole type antenna, and you can see the capacity hat at the top of the mast. (343.0 kb) |
 MV on 434 kHzAirport Villaroche, Melun. This shot shows the NDB at Villaroche Airport, Melun (LFPM), and is located at N4833.2 E00258.7 It has a listed range of 25nm, and is operation 24H. This marvelous 'aerial' shot shows the guyed vertical and transmitter housing as seen from an aircraft. (343.0 kb) |
 RY on 427 kHzRoyan Airport (Aeroport de Medis). This beacon Royan Airport (LFCY) and is located at N4537.0 W00052.0 This has a listed range of 25nm and operates 24H, in Mode A1A. The guyed vertical can be seen here at the left-hand side of the picture. (219.0 kb) |
 SZA on 349,5 kHzSolenzara Military Base, Corsica. This shot, shows this military NDB which is located at the military airfield (LFKS), and is located at N44156.0 E00923.6, and with a range of 60nm. This is a Monopole type antenna, and you can see the capacity hat at the top of the mast in this shot.(219.0 kb) |
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