Good and bad NDBs
Yesterday I decided to do some NDB tracking in anger - as I usually use GPS (don't start that thread again!). Part of the aim was to see just how far off the desired track the NDB actually left me, as well as to revise all that "+15/-15" stuff...
Anyway, I was struck by how much better the Brize NDB was than the others on my route (OX and GST). The GST one is of course notorious, particularly to the east (as I was) because of the hills. But the land around Kidlington is reasonably flat, yet I was still 5-10 degrees out consistently. Whereas the BZ beacon was virtually bang on for 15 miles in either direction - never more than a couple of degrees out.
So: is the BZ NDB a better one, or does it all come down to terrain? Or is it just more powerful?
Tim