Minnesota Longwave Receptions

All receptions took place on a Grundig G8 Traveller II radio or SDR. Receptions may take place at different locations and will be noted if that is the case.

For more DX from St. Cloud, Minnesota, see AM, FM, TV, SW logs.

For more DX from the Twin Cities, Minnesota see also: -AM, FM, TV, SW logs.

All frequencies are in KHz. Distances are in miles.

CALLS
FREQ
TX CITY
DATE RX
DISTANCE
NOTES/AUDIO
WWVB
60
Fort Collins, CO
11-13-24
60 kHz time signal. Beeping (SDRUno)new
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100
???
11-13-24
eLORAN or LORAN C Radar. Unknown transmitter location (SDR Uno)new
FS
244
Sioux Falls, SD
11-13-24
FS CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
ZSJ
258
Sandy Lake, ON
11-13-24
ZSJ CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
RG
273
Red Wing, MN
11-13-24
RG CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
YTL
328
Big Trout Lake
11-13-24
YTL CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
YER
334
Fort Severn, ON
11-13-24
YER CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
YXL
346
Sioux Lookout, ON
11-13-24
YXL CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
DL
380
Duluth, MN
11-13-24
DL CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
YPL
381
Pickle Lake, ON
11-13-24
YPL CW repeating - weak - Airway beacon - from Coon Rapids (SDRUno)new
QT
332
Thunder Bay, ON
4-7-24
286
QT CW repeating - From Coon Rapids
ST
342
St. Cloud, MN
1-12-15
9.9
recording ST CW repeating. Fair signal.- 25 watts (LOM) (from St. Cloud)
YKQ
351
Waskaganish, QC
4-7-24
796
CW code repeating - From Coon Rapids
PPI
400
Woodbury, MN
11-10-16
13
PPI CW repeating. Strong signal - 25 watts (LOM) from White Bear Lake, MN
FQ
419
Fairmont MN
8-29-24
118
FQ CW repeating. Strong signal - Airway beacon - From Coon Rapids (SDRUno)

 

Glossary:

LOM - Outer marker, usually 25 watts
MH - Lower power homing beacons, usually 50 watts.
H - Higher power homing beaconds, usually above 50 watts but no more than 2,000 watts.
HH - Highest power homing beaconds. Not below 2,000 watts.

Additional information and a list of beacons can be found here (outside link).