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Old 25th Oct 2001, 16:23
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Red Snake
 
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As FFB says, and unlike VHF, the aircraft height has very little to do with the useful range of an NDB. During daylight the range is limited mainly by power as ground wave is the predominant propagation mode. At night, the audible range of the beacon is greatly increased & is limited mainly by noise (interference or otherwise) as skywave propagation become dominant. But note that any bearing information received via skywave is highly inaccurate.
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