Originally Posted by
golfyankeesierra
Well, thousands of pilots use morse every day.
So each NDB VOR and ILS has its own code transmitted. If you tune in LHR VOR you'll hear .-.. .... .-.
The speed of the morse used in beacon idents is VERY slow in comparison to 'proper' morse transmissions. I can decode the former with (relative) ease - although the 747 and A320 before it decoded them for me. Personally I prefer the Frankfurt voice ident 'This is Frankfurt ILS Runway 25L'
. The latter is just a continual screech to me
.
If you manage to ever hear the LHR ident let me know, for years I thought it decoded as .-.. --- .-.
