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NEW IMAGES (Updated Jun 2023)

GF - 209 kHz (Glens Falls, NY) NDB Site and Antenna - Bruce Conklin
DYO - 221 kHz (Rutland, VT) NDB Site and Antenna - Bruce Conklin
8F - 239 kHz (Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada) Antenna, ATU, Switching Unit and Dummy Load, Switching Unit and Dummy Load Rear View, Battery Charger, NDB Shack, Antenna (Another Angle) - John Langille, VE1CWJ
BT - 382 kHz (Burlington, VT) NDB Site and Antenna - Bruce Conklin


MISCELLANEOUS

Kevin Carey - editor of MT's 'Below 500 kHz' column and Bob Grove - publisher -KC
Kevin Carey tracking an NDB -KC
Everything you need for a day of tracking local beacons -KC
Patch worn by Harold Wilson, a former technician at the Naval Comm Unit in Cutler, Maine. -HW

AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA

MQD - 404 kHz (Mount McQuoid, NSW, Australia) Antenna Support Towers, NDB Antenna, NDB Transmitter, Antenna Feed - Joe Jurecka

CARIBBEAN

ZIY-344 kHz (Cayman Islands) Antenna tower , Antenna Compound, Transmitter shack (on right) - VM
BFI-360 kHz (British Virgin Islands) TX Shack And Antenna - JF

EUROPE

SMF-333 kHz (Sheffield, England) image1 , image2 , image3 , image4 , image5 , image6 , image7 - NB
Broadcast station in Donebach, Germany on 153 kHz -HL
Directional longwave maritime navigation beacon in Thessaloniki, Greece on 308 kHz in 1986 and now.-CK
S-383 kHz NDB (Gdansk-Rebiechowo, Poland) Image 1 , Image 2 , Image 3 - MS
GDA-322 kHz (Gdansk-Rebiechowo, Poland) Image 1 , Image 2 , Image 3 , Image 4 , Image 5 - MS
Former site of RO NDB-287.3 kHz (Rozewie, Poland) now a DGPS facility Image 1 - MS
KM NDB-310.2 kHz (Krynica Morska, Poland) now a DGPS facility Image 1 - MS
FT-618 kHz (Pruscz Gdanski, Poland) Image 1 -MS
AY-353 kHz (Warsaw-Okecie, Poland) Image 1 , Image 2 -MS, JJ
KRT-353 kHz (Kartuzy, Poland) Image 1 - MS
SL NDB-534 kHz (Bydgoszcz, Poland) Image 1 , Image 2 -MS
KR-840 kHz (Kaliningrad, Russia) Image 1 - MS
RNR-374 kHz (Radnor, Wales) Image1 , Image2 , Image3 - DA

MAINE

Navy VLF array at Cutler, ME. 17.8 kHz data signal-KC

MASSACHUSETTS

Marconi Memorial at visitors centre Cape Cod, MA -KC

CONNECTICUT

Hiram P. Maxim's spark transmitter at ARRL HQ -KC

VERMONT

LLX-353 kHz (Lyndonville, VT) Image 1 - KC
LLX- 353 kHz (Lyndonville, VT) NDB Shack and Antenna , NDB Shack Closeup - Alex Wiecek
VKN- 268 kHz (Barre, VT) NDB Shack and Antenna - Alex Wiecek

MINNESOTA

Z-312 kHz (Rock Of Ages Light, MN) Image 1 - DG

PENNSYLVANIA

CQD-372 kHz (Erie, PA) Antenna , CQD Antenna Up Close - KC
CX - 219 kHz (Harrisburg, PA) NDB Site , Capacitance Hat Support Pole - Mark S. Bell, K3MSB
MD - 204 kHz (Harrisburg, PA) NDB Site , Outer Marker Antenna , SSR PARROT Antenna , NDB Antenna , NDB Shack , NDB Site (Another angle) - Mark S. Bell, K3MSB

NEBRASKA

SWT-269 kHz (Seward, Nebraska) image1 , image2 - BH

WEST VIRGINIA

RQY-284 kHz (Elkins, West Virginia) NDB , Nice Backdrop! , NDB Up Close , ATU , NDB Shack , Inside NDB Shack , Transmitter (25W) , Inside TX , Capacitance Hat , Can You Spot The Beacon? , Breathtaking View Of The Elkins Airport - ??

ALABAMA

AU-423 kHz (Auburn, Alabama) Image 1 -BLW

NEW HAMPSHIRE

LAH-276 kHz (Lebanon, NH) Image 1 - KC
AS-359 kHz (Nashua, NH) Image 1 - KC

IOWA

DS-344 kHz (Des Moines, IA) Image 1 - DG
GGI - 248 kHz (Grinnell, IA) NDB Antenna , TX Shack - Kevin Carey

WASHINGTON

DEW-365 kHz (Deer Park, WA) running 27.5 watts: Image1 , Image2 , Image3 , Image4 , Image5 , Image6 , Image7 - SM

CALIFORNIA

TLR-245 kHz (Tulare, CA) image1 , image2 , image3 , image4 , image5 , image6 - PS, DL
SC-271 kHz (Stockton, CA) image1 , image2 , image3 , image4 , image5 , image6 - PS
PBT-338 kHz (Red Bluff, CA) Image 1 , Warning sign to PBT beacon - DL
SF-379 kHz (San Francisco, CA) image1 , image2 , image3 - MJS

NEW YORK

PTD-400 kHz (Potsdam, NY) image1 , image2 , image3 , image4 - AW
MS-278 kHz (Massena, NY) image1 , image2 - AW
HP-281 kHz (White Plains, NY) image1 , image2 , image3 , image4 , image5 , image6 - JH
PIC-339 kHz (Eastport, NY) 'Graffiti beacon' - KC
FV-209 kHz (Schoeppel, NY) Image 1 - FR
OG-358 kHz (Ogdensburg, New York) Image1 , Image2 , Image3 - AW
LJG-212 kHz (Brockport, NY) Image 1 - KC
SL - 395 kHz (Saranac Lake, NY) NDB and Outer Marker - Alex Wiecek
SY-242 kHz (Syracuse, NY) Image 1 , No trespassing sign - KC

MICHIGAN

AZ-371 kHz (Kalamazoo, Michigan) image1 , image2 - AR
CVX-392 (Charlevoix, MI) Image 1 - AR
L-308 kHz (Ludington, Michigan) NDB Antenna Feed , NDB Antenna/ATU - Scott Yost, NM8R
TV-365 kHz (Traverse City, Michigan) NDB Antenna And NDB Shack - Scott Yost, NM8R
CXK-252 kHz (Clam Lake, Michigan) DECOMMISSIONED Capacitance Hat Support Tower, NDB Enclosure - Scott Yost, NM8R
FR-288 kHz (USCG Station Frankfort, Michigan) NDB Antenna Close Up, NDB Antenna - Scott Yost, NM8R
BT-272 kHz (Battle Creek, MI) Image 1 - AR

NOVA SCOTIA

J-385 kHz (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Image 1 - GB

NEW BRUNSWICK

L-281 kHz (Charlo, NB) Image 1 - RV
F9 Beacon (Miramichi, New Brunswick) on 520 kHz Image1 , Image2 - SMP

NEWFOUNDLAND

DF - 350 kHz (Deer Lake, NF) Antenna Tower - Joe Jurecka
QX - 280 kHz (Gander, NF) Antenna Tower - Joe Jurecka
NL - 358 (Saint John's, NL) Antenna Tower - Joe Jurecka
ZNF - 270 kHz (Saint John's, NL) Antenna Tower - Joe Jurecka

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ZZP-248 kHz Beacon (Sandspit, British Columbia) aka DEAD TREE Image1 - ??
YZA-236 kHz Beacon (Ashcroft, British Columbia) Image1 - NC
KRW-353 kHz (Krakow, Poland) Image 1 , Image 2 , Image 3 - MK, MS
YE-382 kHz Beacon (Fort Nelson, British Columbia) Say hello to the resident tech who used to look after the site... :) - NC
AP-378 kHz (Mayne Island, BC Image 1 - KC

ALBERTA

JW -388 kHz (Pigeon, Alberta) NDB Shack And Antenna , Closeup OF Antenna Feed - AW
YC -344 kHz (Calgary, Alberta) NDB Shack And Antenna Tower , Antenna Tower - AW
ZYC-254 kHz (Calgary, Alberta) NDB Shack And Antenna , Antenna , Antenna Base Closeup , These Things Kept Flying Over The NDB - AW

NUNAVUT

YGZ-365 kHz Antenna (Grise Fiord, Nunavut) Image1 - NC
XG-338 kHz (Watson Lake, BC) Image1 - NC
YEU-205 kHz Antenna (Eureka, Nunavut) Transmitter , ATU House , Antenna , Antenna From Distance - NC, Paul Yerex
RB-350 kHz (Resolute Bay, Nunavut) RB Transmitter , RB Power , RB NDB Antenna , No idea what this is but it would look cool in my backyard!! - Paul Yerex
RB-350 kHz (Resolute Bay, NU) Image 1 , Image 2 , Image 3 , Image 4 - Paul Yerex
YEK-329 kHz (Arviat, Nunavut) Antenna , Looking Up! , Antenna Base And ATU , Warning Signs , Warning Signs , Transmitter Building , NDBTransmitter (500W) - AW
BK -224 kHz (Baker Lake, Nunavut) NDB As Seen From The Airport , Antenna , Warning Signs , ATU Building , Tuning Unit , RF Feed To Antenna , NDB Transmitter (1kW) - AW
YZS-362 kHz (Coral Harbour, Nunavut) Beautiful shot of the antenna , Looking up! , Antenna base , Tuning unit , NDB Transmitter (500 W) , NDB Transmitter close up - AW
YCS-341 kHz (Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut) Antenna as seen from the airport , Looking up! , Antenna base , NDB Transmitter (25 W) , NDB Building - AW
YUT-335 kHz (Repulse Bay, Nunavut) Antenna, check out the size of the top hat , NDB Transmitter (25 W) - AW
LT -305 kHz (Alert, Nunavut) Antenna tower (on right) , Our guys working on ATU while Canadian military watches closely , Transmitter shack , Transmitter (500 W) - AW
YSR-382 kHz (Nanisivik, Nunavut) Image 1 - PY
RU-391 kHz (Resolute Bay, Nunavut) Image 1 - PY
YYH - 290 kHz (Taloyoak, NU) Transmitter Shack , NDB Rack , NDB Exciter , Antenna , Looking Up , Antenna ATU - Alex Wiecek

QUEBEC

3U - 414 kHz (Ottawa - Gatineau, Quebec) Image 1 , Image 2 -AW
BX - 220 kHz (Blanc Sablon, QC) NDB Antenna , NDB Antenna Base and ATU , NDB Building, Transmitter - AW
ML - 392 kHz (Charlevoix, QC) NDB Tower - Joe Jurecka
RJ - 378 kHz (Roberval, QC) Transmitter Building , Transmitter (second from left) - Alex Wiecek
UL -248 kHz (Montrèal, Quebec) NDB Tower And Shack , Closeup - AW
YBM - 230 kHz (St.Bruno de Guigues, QC) NDB Site , Antenna Closeup , NDB Shack Closeup - Marc Sheffler
YIF - 201 kHz (St. Augustin, QC) NDB Antenna , NDB Antenna Looking Up , NDB Transmitter - AW
YMW-366 kHz (Maniwaki, Quebec) Antenna , NDB Shack , NDB Shack And Antenna From A Distance - VC
ZDV-201 kHz (Montrèal, Quebec) DECOMMISSIONED NDB Shack , NDB Shack Another Angle - AW
ZMM-266 kHz (Mirabel, Quebec) NDB Shack And Tower , Closeup Of NDB Shack - AW
ZUL-348 kHz (Montrèal, Quebec) DECOMMISSIONED NDB Shack , NDB Shack And Antenna , NDB Shack Front Entry - AW

ONTARIO

NDB antenna tower base - Oscar NDB. Ottawa, Ontario -KC, JD
A NDB, 266 kHz, Hamilton, Ontario -AW
This is how AC is coupled to obstruction lighting at A NDB -AW
Battery charger at A NDB -AW
Automatic antenna tuner at HM NDB, 221 kHz, Hamilton, Ontario -AW
NDB emergency power -AW
A NDB transmitter drawer -AW
A look inside A NDB transmitter -AW
KZ NDB, 247 kHz, Buttonville, Ontario -AW
Beacon Monitoring Receivers at Buttonville FSS (CYKZ) , A single BMR at the same FSS facility - AW
2R-373 kHz (Tyendinaga, Ontario) Image 1 -AW
3B beacon (Brockville, Ontario) on 391 kHz (monitoring receiver) Image1 - NR
3B beacon (Brockville, Ontario) on 391 kHz: Image1 , Image2 , Image3 , Image4 , Image5 - AW
D7-350 kHz (Kincardine, Ontario) Antenna - AW
DGPS-306 kHz (Cardinal, Ontario): Image 1 , Image 2 - AW
H7 - 388 kHz (Manitoulin East, ON) Transmitter Shack , Shack Inside , Shack Inside , Antenna , Looking Up , Antenna ATU , Receiver Monitor - Steve Gorecki, Gary Cotnam
HF- 241 kHz (Hearst, Ontario) NDB Shack And Diesel , NDB TX , Antenna , Antenna Base Closeup , Tuning Unit , Fellow Living Next To TX Shack - AW
HHH-306 kHz (Peelee Island, ON) A touch of nostalgia , HHH NDB transmitter racks , EPU unit used to power the lighthouse as well as the HHH NDB. -WH
HM-221 kHz (Hamilton, Ontario) Image 1 - AW
IB -209 kHz (Atikokan, Ontario) Antenna tower - QT
KZ-248 kHz (Buttonville, Ontario) Image 1 , Image 2 - SF
OO-391 kHz (Oshawa, Ontario) Image 1 - AW
OW-236 kHz (Ottawa, Ontario) Image 1 - AW
PT-283 kHz Beacon (Peelee Island, Ontario) Image1 , Image2 , Image3 , Image4 , Image5 , Image6 , Image7 , Image8 , Image9 , Image10 , Image11 , Image12 , Image13 - NC
QN- 233 kHz (Nakina, Ontario) NDB Shack, Tower , Another View Of The Tower , Looking Up , NDB TX , Tuning Unit - AW
QT-332 kHz (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Gate To Site , TX Shack , Antenna , Antenna Close , Antenna Base , Transmitter , Clearance Light - AW, JP
RL-218 kHz (Red Lake, Ontario) Antenna , Transmitter Shack , Warning Sign , RL Transmitter (500 W) - AW
SN-408 kHz (St. Catharines, ON) image1 , image2 , image3 , image4 , image5 , image6 , Old Antenna - AW
SN-408 kHz (St. Catharines, ON) Transmitter , Antenna , NDB Shack - AW
S7-268 kHz (Hanover, Ontario): Image 1 - AW
TZ-257 kHz (Gibraltar Point, Ontario) Looking Down Old Antenna , New Antenna Installation , Looking Up New Antenna - Alex Wiecek
XR - 257 kHz (Earlton, ON) Transmitter Shack , Antenna - Alex Wiecek
XZ- 205 kHz (Wawa, Ontario) DECOMMISSIONED NDB Shack and Diesel , Tower , Looking Up , Tuning Unit , Tower Base , NDB TX (Awaiting Deployment In YYU) - AW
YAC-227 kHz (Cat Lake, Ontario) Antenna , Antenna Clearance Light , NDB Shack , NDB Shack , NDB Transmitter (25 W) - AW
YAG-376 kHz (Fort Frances, Ontario) Antenna tower - QT
YAT-260 kHz (Attawapiskat, Ontario) Cree For Attawapiskat , Antenna From Distance , Antenna Little Closer , YAT Exciter , Looking Up! , Antenna Base , NDB Shacks - AW
YER-334 kHz (Fort Severn, Ontario) YER Airport Sign , Antenna , More Of The Antenna , ATU , YER Exciter , Ident Tag , Manufacturer's Tag , YER Power , Shacks , Looking UP! , YER TX - AW
YFA-216 kHz (Fort Albany, Ontario) YFA Airport Sign , Transmitter , Transmitter Guts , Shack , YFA Exciter , ATU , Antenna , Looking Up! - AW
YFH - 266 kHz (Fort Hope, ON) Antenna , Looking Up , Antenna Tuning Unit , NDB Transmitter - Alex Wiecek
YGK-263 kHz Antenna (Kingston, Ontario) Antenna , Backup Power , Transmitter , Tuning Unit - Alex Wiecek
YLD-335 kHz (Chapleau, Ontario) NDB Shack And Tower , NDB TX , Antenna , NDB Shack Closeup - AW
YLH-247 kHz (Lansdowne House, Ontario) NDB Shack And Diesel , NDB TX , Antenna , Tuning Unit , Tower Base - AW
YMG-219 kHz (Manitouwadge, Ontario) NDB Shack And Diesel , NDB Shack And Tower , NDB TX , Antenna , Tuning Unit , Nice View From The Site - AW
YPL-382 kHz (Pickle Lake, Ontario) NDB Shack And Diesel , NDB TX , Antenna , Looking Up , ATU , Warning Signs - AW
YPL-382 kHz (Pickle Lake, Ontario) Image 1 , Image 2 , Image 3 - JP
YPM-274 kHz (Pikangikum, Ontario) Antenna , Looking up! , Tuning Unit , Antenna Clearance Light , NDB Shack , NDB Transmitter (25 W) - AW
YPO-401 kHz (Peawanuck, ON) Airport Terminal , Antenna Base And ATU , Looking Up , Transmitter , Exciter Closeup - Alex Wiecek
YPQ-379 kHz Beacon (Peterborough, Ontario) Image1 , Image2 , Image3 , Image4 - AW
YRR-377 kHz (Ottawa, Ontario): Image 1 - AW
YSH-334 kHz (Smiths Falls, Ontario) Image 1 - AW
YTR-215 kHz (Trenton, Ontario) Image 1 - AW
YVZ-201 kHz (Deer Lake, Ontario) Antenna , Looking up! , Antenna Clearance Light , NDB Shack , NDB Transmitter (25 W) - AW
YYU-341 kHz (Kapuskasing, Ontario) NDB Shack And Diesel , NDB TX , Antenna , Antenna Base Closeup , Tuning Unit , Locals Having Fun With Our Signage - AW
YYW-224 kHz (Armstrong, Ontario) Antenna tower - QT
YZD-357 kHz (Downsview, Ontario) Image 1 - AW
ZOW-340 kHz (Ottawa, Ontario): Antenna , Antenna Base - AW
ZQT-263 kHz (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Antenna , TX Shack - AW
ZRJ-236 kHz (Round Lake, Ontario) Antenna , Looking up! , Tuning Unit , NDB Shack , NDB Transmitter (25 W) - AW
ZSJ-258 kHz (Sandy Lake, Ontario) Antenna , Looking up! , Tuning Unit , Tuning Unit Closeup , NDB Shack , NDB Transmitter (500 W) , NDB Transmitter Closueup - AW
ZUC-230 kHz (Ignace, Ontario) Antenna , TX Shack - AW
ZYZ-368 kHz Beacon (Toronto, Ontario) aka LIMA Image1 , Image2 , Image3 , Image4 , Image5 , Image6 , Unwelcome Visitors , Image8 - AW
ZZR-317 kHz (ex R), Trenton, Ontario Image 1 , Image 2 , Image 3 -AW

MANITOBA

ZHT - 236 kHz (Winnipeg, MB) Transmitter Building , Antenna Top - Alex Wiecek
YGO-343 kHz (God's Lake Narrows, Manitoba) Antenna , Rigger working on antenna , Rigger Closeup , Transmitter (25 W) - AW
Q1 -389 kHz (Tadoule Lake, Manitoba) Antenna & Shack , Antenna , Transmitter Shack - AW
YQ -305 kHz (Churchill, Manitoba) Antenna , Transmitter (500 W) , Closeup of the transmitter , Transmitter building - AW
ZWW - 215 kHz (Winnipeg, MB) NDB Site , Antenna Support , NDB ATU - Alex Wiecek
WG - 248 kHz (Winnipeg, MB) NDB Site , Transmitter Shack , Antenna Tuning Unit - Alex Wiecek
ZWN - 201 kHz (Winnipeg, MB) NDB Site , Antenna Tuning Unit - Alex Wiecek
BM - 375 kHz (Balmoral, MB) NDB Site , Another Angle , Antenna Tuning Unit - Alex Wiecek
AV - 275 kHz (St.Andrews, MB) Antenna Tower , Antenna Base - Alex Wiecek
ZWG - 287 kHz (Winnipeg, MB) NDB Site , Antenna Support , NDB Shack Closeup - Alex Wiecek
YNE - 207 kHz (Norway House, MB) Antenna , Transmitter Shack , Transmitter , Exciter Closeup , Monitoring Receiver - Alex Wiecek
LF - 336 kHz (LaSalle, MB) NDB Building and Antenna - Alex Wiecek
YIV - 300 kHz (Island Lake, MB) Antenna , Antenna Base , Looking Up , Transmitter - Alex Wiecek
M4 - 296 kHz (Gimli, MB) Antenna (Look for wire) , RF Feed , RF Connection , Must-see mural when visiting Gimli - Alex Wiecek
YBV-370 kHz (Berens River, Manitoba) Antenna , Antenna Base , Antenna Clearance Light , NDB Shack , NDB Transmitter (25 W) - AW

SASKATCHEWAN

YLJ- 406 kHz (Meadow Lake, SK) NDB Antenna , NDB Antenna Base - NC

YUKON

XG - 338 kHz (Watson Lake, Yukon) Image 1 - NC

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Contibutors:

KC - Kevin Carey DL - Darwin Loon JD - Jacques D'Avignon AW - Alex Wiecek WH - Walter Howarth BC - Brendan Callahan HW - Harold Wilson C - Clark AK - Alessandro Kosoveu SMP - Simon Premech MK - Marcin Karch ?? - Unknown/Anonymous JF - James Flynn WB9AWX QT - Thunder Bay Techops

BH - Bill Hohnstein AR - Andrew Robins JH - John Harper NB - Nick B. HL - Harald Lutz CK - Costas Krallis VM - Vern Matheson PS - Paul Shinn PY - Paul Yerex RV - Rodney Valdron NC - Nav Canada JP - Jim Pogue VC - Vince Charron

DG - Doc Gruis FR - Frank Reynolds GB - Galen Burrows S - Shawn MS - Marcin Skora BLW - Barry Williams SM - Skip Magnusson NR - Nand Romjin MJS - Michael Silvers JJ - Jacek Janowski DA - David Atkins SF - Sunny Fok