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QSL NDB RUS-424 Reus

September 12, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL for NDB RUS operating on 424 kHz for Aeropuerto de Reus in Spain. Checking the statistics on NDB list this shouldn’t be a difficult catch. But despite receiving many Spanish NDBs, July this year was the first time I received RUS.
And my reception was far from perfect. In the Pskov recording I made you can see that the beacons was briefly visible with RUS in morse: .-. ..- …

Enaire was again so kind to confirm my report and included their usual data sheet. I sent my report to informacion@enaire.es .

Most flights from Reus Airport are seasonal, carried out by budget airlines like Ryanair and Jet2.com.

QSL NDB LRD-404 Lerida

September 10, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

I write Lerida as the call sign of this beacons is LRD and it is know as Lerida, but the formal name of the city in Catalan is Lleida. The NDB LRD is operated and maintained by Enaire who verified my report with the usual fact sheet. It shows that it is one of the typical Sistema radiante de tipo T antennas fed by a 200 W transmitter.

Factsheet NDB LRD Lerida at 404 kHz provided by Enaire

Now I’m not entirely sure if you can associate this beacon with Lleida-Alguaire Airport or not. But if so, while most of the NDBs from Spain I got confirmed were either associated with an Aena Airport or the military, Lleida-Alguaire airport is operated by Aeroports de Catalunya. It was constructed in 2010 by the Government of Catalunya at the cost of 130 million Euros.

Lleida Alguaire Airport… new, modern, but not much used

LRD is one of the Spanish beacons heard most easily at my QTH, and reported by European NDB listeners. But the airport seems to be less of a success though. Airnostrum seems to operate flights to Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca. But that’s all. For that reason the airport seems to target “aeronautical services” today. That means niche businesses as flying schools, aircraft storage and maintenance services.

QSL NDB SGO-356 Sagunto

September 4, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

NDB SGO on 356 kHz is another typical ENAIRE beacon: 200 Watts in a “Sistema radiante de tipo T”: three horizontal wires between two towers. The navigational function is linked to Valencia Airport. The beacon is located in Canet d’en Berenguer, north of Valencia. I’m not an expert, but when I checked on flight radar I noticed that flights pass north of Valencia, making a U-turn to land in an easterly direction.

The info sheet for NDB SGO shared by Enaire

If search for the beacon on GoogleMaps you will see that it is a bit of a weird location, in front of a hotel and in right in the centre of a nice beach resort and yacht club. But I guess the beacon was already there when the development of the resort started around 2001.

NDB SGO Sagunto is located next to the lighthouse, in front of a hotel (GoogleMaps).

My report was confirmed via informacion@enaire.es .

QSL NDB ZRZ-389 Zaragoza

August 29, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

QSL for NDB ZRZ Zaragoza on 389 kHz. A beacon with a strong signal, but somehow often compromised by QRM at my location. The ZRZ beacon is located 15 kms NW of Zaragoza Airport.

My report was confirmed by informacion@enaire.es .

NDB ZRZ Zaragoza (green circle) is located 15 km NW of Zaragoza Airport

Zaragoza Airport history goes back to the Cold War. Constructed by the US it was one of three major USAF Cold War airbases in Spain. But what I didn’t know is that is was used as a Transoceanic Abort Landiing facility for Space Shuttle missions.

QSL NDB AV-414 Asturias/Aviles

August 7, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

A QSL for NDB AV on 414 kHz, located 8 km from Asturias Airport near Aviles, in line with the only runway. Aviles is a small harbour town situated on the north coast of Spain in the Asturias region.

On the data sheet that Enaire sent with the confirmation it looks like one of the antenna towers is crooked. Not sure what to think of it, I don’t see it on the Googlemaps Streetview pic:

Asturias Airport sees close to 2 mln passengers a year, with domestic flights but also quite a few scheduled international flights to other European countries.

My reception, as always, was confirmed by informacion@enaire.es .

QSL NDB VTA-345 Vitoria

August 5, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

The QSL for NDB VTA on 345 kHz for Vitoria Airport in Spain revealed that it has a different antenna set-up from other Enaire beacons. In the info sheet I got as a QSL it shows what they call a “Sistema radiante de tipo margarita” (which refers to the daisy flower not the cocktail 😉) as opposed to most Enaire beacons that have a dipole: “Sistema radiante de tipo T”.

Vitoria-Gasteiz airport seems a modest airport in terms of passenger traffic with only a few Ryanair destinations abroad. But it is the 4th cargo airport in Spain.

NDB VTA Vitoria on Googlemaps Streetview

My report was again confirmed by the folks of ENAIRE via informacion@enaire.es. A big thank you for providing me with all these details!

QSL EBT-362 Valencia/Bétera

July 31, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

NDB EBT on 362 kHz supports the navigation of the army heliport Valencia/Bétera in Spain. The heliport is part of the Jaime I military base.

Bétera It is the home base of the Batallón de Helicópteros de Emergencia núm. II (BHELEME II), whose Super Puma and Cougar rescue helicopters (HU-21 and HU-27, respectively) are stationed here.

The Base Militar “Jaime I” near Valencia

My reception report was confirmed by Enaire (informacion@enaire.es). Without their usual data sheet as the beacon is operated by the Spanish Military.

On Googlemaps Streetview the T-antenna of the NDB EBT is visible just outside the heliport Bétera

QSL NDB SO-390 Santiago de Compostela

June 22, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

Most NDBs are located either on the airport or somewhere in a field. So when I got the QSL for NDB SO on 390 kHz I was a bit surprised. I checked Google Maps but indeed, there it was, right in the centre of the village Sigüiero, next to appartment buildings and the local soccer stadium. About 7 kilometers north of Santiago-Rosalía de Castro airport.

NDB SO-390 kHz for Santiago de Compostela, in the centre of Sigüiero village (GoogleMaps)

Compared to the other beacons from the north coast of Spain, B (Bilbao), COA, C (La Coruna) and SA (Santander), NDB SO is less often heard at my QTH. And this was the first time in reasonable quality, good enough for a report.

Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport was previously named Lavacolla Airport and is also known as Santiago de Compostela Airport. It is the biggest and busiest airport in Galicia and the 2nd busiest airport in northern Spain after Bilbao Airport. The fact that it is at the end of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela does help obviously and traffic is still growing significantly.
The airport has been named after the Galician romanticist writer and poet Rosalía de Castro on 12 March 2020

Thanks to Enaire for confirming my report!

QSL NDB EEC-327 Sevilla/El Copero

June 19, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 0 Comments

EEC on 327 kHz is a NDB for the military heliport El Copero near Sevilla, Spain. As with EAG and EAL . Enaire (QSL via informacion(at)enaire.es) could confirm my reception report but without their usual data sheet as it is a military installation. It is definitely not one of the easier beacons to log, with only 88 entries in the REU database, so I am pretty pleased with this QSL!

NDB con indicativo EEC:

Ubicado en el Helipuerto de Sevilla/El Copero. Instalación perteneciente al Ejército que da apoyo a los procedimientos instrumentales del Helipuerto de Sevilla/El Copero
Frecuencia 327.000 kHz
Coordenadas publicadas en AIP. ETRS89: 37º18’43.4”N 006º00’07.3”W

Heliport at the “El Copero” military airbase near Sevilla

Originally “El Copero” (which translates as Cup Bearer in English) was a base of the Spanish Air Force but due to the proximity of the river and possible flooding the location wasn’t optimal. The base was transferred to the Army on December 30, 1975. and is home to the units of the Maneuver Helicopter Battalion IV (BHELMA IV), of the FAMET that has assigned 16 Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma .

QSL NDB ADX Palma de Mallorca 384 kHz

June 18, 2025 / Peter Reuderink / 2 Comments

There are three Baleares Islands… Ibiza, Menorca and Palma de Mallorca. I received and QSL-ed two of them, but not the main Island Palma de Mallorca. An earlier report to Enaire (who are very reliable verifiers, thank you Enaire) was missed, but this time they confirmed my report with their nice data sheet:

The beacon serves Palma de Mallorca Airport. It is the third largest airport in Spain, after Madrid-Barajas Airport and Barcelona Airport. In the summer months it is one of the busiest airports in Europe.

And is located here:

Thank you Enaire for the service you provide to us hobby listeners!