Comments by "Paul Sengupta" (@paulsengupta971) on "What Is This Clifftop Radio Beacon Used For?" video.

  1. If you were a professional pilot, you probably did get at least £1 every time you used BHD. 🙂
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  2. NDBs? (Non-Directional Beacons)
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  3. I was wondering about that blocked off window. Maybe back in the day it was manned, with someone turned the handle inside! 🙂
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  4.  @glyptodon_ch  I think there's a clue in the callsign.
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  5. There are long wave DXers in the US who pretty much only use NDBs since they don't have any long wave radio stations over there.
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  6. That's got to be explored further!
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  7. I used to use it flying from Cardiff to the Channel Islands. The DME was useful to see where "50N" was, back the day before I had a GPS.
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  8. It's a long way from Devon though!
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