NDB - Illawarra Regional Airport, Albion Park Rail, NSW
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S 34° 33.480 E 150° 47.460
56H E 297329 N 6173754
A non-directional (radio) beacon (NDB) at the Illawarra Regional Airport.
Waymark Code: WMWYJ6
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 10/30/2017
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The NDB is located in a grassed area beside the airport on the northern side. It is a high power beacon transmitting on 239Khz with the Identity WOL and the ICAO letters YWOL.
It consists of two towers & a middle piece. Three wires stretch between the towers & in the middle a wire runs down to a ground station. All three are behind individual security fences with warnings about trespass & radiation.
The identity is Wollongong (WOL) that being the largest city in the Illawarra. The airport is a short distance to the south west.
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