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RAMN 2005

RADIO BEACON STATIONS – PACIFIC COAST

CONTINOUSLY OPERATING RADIO BEACONS

(all stations located in British Columbia)

Name and Location

Frequency

kHz

Range

Nautical Miles

Identifier

Remarks

ACTIVE PASS

48 52 26 N

123 17 23 W

378

50

. - . - - .

(A P)

Open year round.

Caution: bearing error could result from coastal refraction. (NAVCAN)

DEAD TREE POINT

53 21 01 N

131 56 23 W

248

25

--.. --.. .--.

(Z Z P )

Open year round. (NAVCAN)

MASSETT

54 01 54 N

132 07 38 W

278

25

.---- ..-

( 1 U)

PRINCE RUPERT

54 15 49 N

130 25 20 W

218

100

.--. .-.

(P R)

Open year round. (NAVCAN)

SANDSPIT*

53 11 48 N

131 46 33 W

368

75

--.. .--.

(Z P)

Open year round.

Caution: bearing error

could result from coastal refraction. (NAVCAN)

TOFINO

49 02 54 N

125 42 16 W

359

50

-.-- .- --..

(Y A Z)

Open year round.

Caution: bearing error could result from coastal refraction. (NAVCAN)

*Note: The NavCan operated Sandspit radio beacon on 368 kHz is not the same one used for DGPS.


Updated: 18/07/2005

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