What Is This Clifftop Radio Beacon Used For?

[@NJT1000]

I can shed some light on the unidentified dipole antenna. It is an ARM Multi P6 designed in the 1980s by an acquaintance of mine who has sadly now passed away. It was a simple and cheap portable antenna for the amateur 2 metre band and could be assembled in different configurations, hence the multi in the name. I believe this one was tweaked to cover the marine VHF band. The fact that it is still standing after nearly 40 years gives testament to how rugged it is despite the flimsy looking construction. Berry Head frequently records the highest wind speeds on the south coast during gales. I think the thin and flexible stainless steel elements help to reduce the wind loading which has allowed the antenna to survive. The DVOR stands in prime dog walking country and I have walked under it countless times when exercising pooches. I always knew it was an aircraft beacon but I now understand much better how it works thanks to your concise explanation Lewis. Fun fact: Berry Head lighthouse is supposedly the shortest but highest and deepest in Britain. As Lewis has explained, It is only 3m tall but it doesn't need to be any bigger as it's already 58m above the sea. It is deepest as there is a 45m deep shaft underneath. This shaft was for a descending weight which turned the old rotating light and which had to be cranked back up again every day. This was supplanted by a small electric motor and finally the recent LED array.

[@RingwayManchester]

Wow thanks for explaining!

[@cdl0]

While most folk visiting Devon on their holidays would do the typical touristic things like going to the beach, hiking on the moors, exploring country lanes and old churches, followed up with a traditional cream tea, Ringway Manchester makes videos about radio masts. 🙂 That's true dedication to his chosen art.

[@philgee7249]

Good fun hunting down VOR's. No fun if you got the wife and kids on board tho.

[@RT-qd8yl]

I love VORs. I visited my local station a decade ago to get pictures of it while it's still in existence. In the US they're gradually disappearing with the proliferation of GPS for navigation. It doesn't seem like a wise option to get rid of our fallback systems though. Great video as always!

[@cjmillsnun]

They're disappearing in the UK too.

[@NPC-1776]

VORs are still used for primary navigation according to the FAA. were trained not to rely on gps and to use VORs when possible.

[@dutchflyingpilot]

Not all VOR's are disappearing. In case of a GPS outage, the VOR MON (Minimum Operational Network) will enable pilots to revert from GPS navigation to conventional VOR to VOR navigation.

[@Kabq737]

As others have said the FAA is mainly getting rid of redundant VORs. Here in the Southwest US we still have and will continue to have plenty of VORs!

[@ralfbaechle]

All the previous comments are correct - but the VOR situation is not sustainable. There are many smaller or private, non-public airfields which are not well served by existing VORs and do not have ILS installations. The cost of VORs and ILSs is significant so a replacement is needed. But will I miss the piece of modern art that an VOR station is? Ya bet! And let's not forget good old NDBs and direction finding approaches 🙂

[@southerncomfortuk]

4.34. I worked at Berry Head Lookout for several years before it’s closure as a coastguard station. When the towering new radio mast was installed, some bright spark amongst the staff (with expert drawing skills) pinned an official looking and beautifully created line drawing poster on the wall in the lookout. It gave detailed instructions with diagrams on ‘How to attach and dock airships’, with a comical description of how to deal with disembarking passengers in high winds. Those were the days. The replacement of lighthouse workings - while no doubt efficient, are a great loss. The aesthetically pleasing reflectors which worked fine for the last 100 years were much more appealing up close. Thank you for this great video, great photography and research as always.

[@jamieknight326]

I’m training as a pilot and the VOR service in the UK is remarkable. I never knew it existed till I started my flight training. The VOR system is required for primary navigation in the UK, with GPS limited to a backup or secondary navigation aid. I’m glad we learn to use both :)

[@TravellingTechie]

"Speedbird 206 Super, London. Direct Berry Head for the Otmet 1 Hotel" I always love hearing that on check in with London.

[@nowster]

The only thing possibly missing was a recording of the characteristic falling pitch bleep sound of a VOR.

[@brentboswell1294]

Depends on which signal you're listening to. They broadcast their three letter station identifier in Morse code on the AM carrier (aircraft communications use AM). Some of them in the USA also can transmit audio from the regional Flight Service Station over the AM carrier. The FM carrier has the sweep signal. The Rock band Rush's famous song YYZ is based on the Morse code identifier of the Toronto VOR/DME, which Neal Peart heard while riding up in the cockpit on a private flight home...

[@digitalchaos1980]

@@brentboswell1294 That is cool, I did not know that about the song!

[@Peter_S_]

@@brentboswell1294 Every Canadian air traveler knows that Toronto Pearson International Airport is YYZ just as every American air traveler knows that Denver International Airport is DEN and every English air traveler knows London Heathrow Airport is LHR. It doesn't take being in a cockpit to know the IATA airport code for your home town airport.

[@jakebrodskype]

Here in the US many VORs used to be used for contacting flight service stations. You would transmit on a designated frequency such as 122.2 and then call the flight service station, letting them know what VOR you were listening to. They would respond to you via that VOR. This enabled wide area coverage so that general aviation pilots could file weather report while in flight with information that may not be in the weather forecast, such as where the cloud tops or layers are.

[@nowster]

@@brentboswell1294 I mainly heard the Manchester Airport VOR which had a frequency that was close to the top end of the broadcast FM band and could often be received on a domestic radio.

[@scousedavies565]

Not a bad description of a DVOR station. This onelooks like a PlesseyPlan 50; so-called because there were 50 antennas in the ring. I trained on this at the end of 1977 at the old National Air Traffic Service training school at Bletchley Park (yes, the home of the UK codecracking site from WW2). A cracking system and a doddle to maintain,unlike the other old analogue systems. I spent 4 years mantaining ATC facilities in Saudi Arabia straight after that training course (well, after a 5 month HF system training at Rockwell Collins in Dallas). Plenty of work to do on DMS,TACAN,VOR.ILS(including associated markers) but not a single DVOR in sight!

[@philsharp758]

Berry Head lighthouse is the highest, deepest and shortest lighthouse in England. Highest due to its elevation above the cliff, deepest as there is a 30 foot deep pit which used to house the clockwork and shortest as the light is 6 feet above the ground level. If you have been visiting the South West will there be an episode about the Lizard and Goonhilly Down? Great video as always.

[@theowinters6314]

I remember when I was first learning to fly, and learning about all the different radio navigation aids used by planes. It felt like I had found this whole hidden world just under the surface (or rather above the surface), and it made me wonder what other layers of our world that was hidden simply because I knew nothing about them.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

When I was a plane spotter in the 80s - 90s I was looking for the DVR from our international airport, Zaventem in Belgium, but didn't find that beacon. I found the radar station though, which is huge, it's also a NATO radar station. And I did a tour in the station, when it was open for public. I was stunned that the motors were quiet. For that kind of antenna. I think that is the smallest lighthouse I have ever seen. Thanks for this content, Lewis.

[@merciasafetyservices6992]

Brilliant video as always Lewis - fantastic detail, commentary and photography- these seemingly silent warriors stand guard protecting those at sea and in the air, and most people don’t even know what their purpose is.

[@6yjjk]

VORs are cool. I've navigated by them, and yes, HSI makes it far more intuitive. I love the space-age look of these DVORs and have visited several; when they're not on an airfield, they tend to be in quite beautiful places.

[@Peter_S_]

Very interesting you can get this close to a DVOR. I walked past the Squaw Valley VOR in California back in the 1980s while skiing and distinctly recall a large black conical antenna enclosure somewhat shaped and sized like a space capsule with clearly legible warnings saying "DANGER - R.F. HAZARD - DO NOT APPROACH WITHIN 50 FEET".

[@ljubomirculibrk4097]

It has horisontal reflector as part of instalation. There is metal mesh on top of flat metal construction. Thicker mesh walkways are visible near and around transmiting antenas for maintenance. Since walkers are under the reflector iradiation is low, terain config is under it. But proped up on a significant hight man can easy get in the beam...

[@alexhajnal107]

There's a VOR on a ridgeline along the Appalachian Trail in the Smoky Mountains (USA). There's a few warning signs posted but the main "keep out" method is just a waist-high wooden picket fence in a 50' (15 m) or so radius circle around the transmitter.

[@DarkNightDreamer]

@@alexhajnal107 Where about on the trail is this? I'm familiar with the smokey mountains but haven't seen a VOR anywhere.

[@alexhajnal107]

@@DarkNightDreamer ​ It's the Snowbird VORTAC on the NC/TN border 30 miles WNW of Asheville, NC, about 7 miles trail S of Max Patch (5½ miles map W) and it's about 50 meters N of the trail. Technically it's just NE of the Smokies (by about 2 miles).

[@CptnKremmen]

Thanks Lewis, I often wondered how VOR worked then I used to fly/play MS Flight Simulator many years ago.

[@rorymarsh]

Glad you've covered VORs as part of your videos. They are sadly being more and more relegated due to the accuracy of GNSS (GPS). But they are very much still a crucial factor in aircraft navigation. Conventional SID (standard instrument departures) from aircraft departing from airports across the UK (and world) are based on land-based navigation aids, VOR, NDB etxc, and while many are transitioning to RNAV/ GPS, they're bery much still a physical thing we can rely on.

[@ianharling9569]

Another great video Lewis,the VOR near Lydd on 114.050.Mhz closed down in August this year. 73.G7HFS/PA3IKH

[@jameskvo]

Some really wonderful aerial and stills photography in this video. Great work, Lewis!

[@iwontlagback7236]

Beautiful drone shots! Very relaxing. Very informative as always. Keep up the good work!

[@volvo09]

Yeah, he takes some great shots!

[@philipbrown2628]

Regularly fly from South Wales to Brittany via berry head VOR, although not equipped to navigate via VORs, it's common to use them as way points in GPS flight planning as controllers in the south of UK and northern France all know where berry head is (BHD). Often looked down at ,nice to see it in the flesh !

[@paulsengupta971]

I used to use it flying from Cardiff to the Channel Islands. The DME was useful to see where "50N" was, back the day before I had a GPS.

[@anthonyfranz8317]

In my opinion, your channel is by far one of the best on KZbin. Always packed with info, dazzling images, and such interesting topics. Keep up the good work!

[@RingwayManchester]

Wow, thank you!

[@elguapo1507]

Those days of learning the variable and reference phases in VOR came flooding back to me! 😂😂 Carrier frequency amplitude modulated at 30Hz AND 1020Hz ident or ATIS voice is the reference phase PLUS the subcarrier which is frequency modulated at 9960Hz with a deviation of +/-480Hz all amplitude modulated at 30Hz with the aircraft receiver consisting of a demodulator and discriminator to retrieve the two 30Hz signals. The phase difference between the two 30Hz signals is measured and is directly proportional to the bearing of the aircraft with reference to magnetic North. This is because the reference phase is synchronised with magnetic North. Thanks for reminding me! 😂😂

[@juliussokolowski4293]

13.5 meters ;) Just did the annual on a Racal Mk IIa...

[@6yjjk]

@@juliussokolowski4293 The diameter of the antenna ring? I seem to remember it being about 44' and important.

[@elguapo1507]

@@juliussokolowski4293 Fantastic! Nice to meet you Julius! I saw a terrible photograph in an old avionics publication showing the solid state antenna switching unit in the Racal Mk IIa but couldn't make out its physical size or its physical location within the array. I assume it sits central to the dipoles but can you tell me how big it is?

[@winstonchurchill6506]

those night time shots nice one

[@LeFrez]

Interesting and in depth as usual, great video, thank you. Especially love the drone shots of the masts, and that theramin music is just perfectly suited 👍👍👍

[@robking8607]

Fantastic vid from a part of the world I know very well. I have walked around the VOR many times and have always been fascinated by it. Love the photography especially the night shots. Great ambient music as well. Love it!

[@LeifES]

Navigation systems of modern airliners tune these VORs automatically to improve the position since inertial navigation systems have drift over time. DME and GPS is also used for this. For instance the Airbus A320 will use the inertials and GPS to calculate what is called a GPIRS position using the three inertials and two GPS receivers. This is number 1 in the hierarchy. If it loses the GPS signal it will start calculating a DME/DME/inertial position. Next step is VOR/DME/inertial position and last on the list is inertials only. Nowadays VORs and DMEs are quite dependable to give a good position. NDBs which are decommissioned more and more, are much less reliable. For instance with lightning the needle will momentarily point towards a strike and over all be very susceptible to static electricity in the atmosphere, costal effect and so on.

[@rorymarsh]

I also (wrongly) assumed that the aircrafts IRS would be "updated" with the correct external data from DME/GNSS/VOR data but apparently it never does. So if you are reduced to just using IRS you may find yourself drifting quite far off track!

[@joostluyten_ON3JT]

About 30 years ago we obtained permission and the key to the site of a decommisioned VOR. Antennas were gone, but we used the shack and the giant groundplane for our vertical antenna to participate is a few HF contests. Unfortunatly everything was taken away a few years later. Good times 🙂 That "strange" antenna looks like an Vertical Extended Double Zepp to me. But no idea of the frequency and purpose.

[@QatarVegan]

That sounds like fun, which VOR was that?

[@joostluyten_ON3JT]

@@QatarVegan It was Bruno, morse id BUN in a village called Hulshout (Belgium). It is moved 7 km since then.

[@QatarVegan]

@@joostluyten_ON3JT Thank you . That must have been an experience!

[@paulsummers7462]

Was stoked to see this topic pop up. I remember a while ago making a suggestion that aviation nav aids could be an interesting topic. Probably didn’t have any influence on the creation of this video but great topic and well covered nonetheless, thanks!

[@peter_smyth]

Seeing the lighthouse up close at night was cool. I remember going on holiday on the Scottish coast as a kid, and being able to see the lighthouse beams flashing in the night was interesting.

[@EdgyNumber1]

VOR/DME station. I've used plenty of those. What would be interesting is if you found a TACAN station. There's a challenge. Try no to get into trouble though.

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

That bit towards the end. One of the most relaxing things I've ever watched on KZbin.

[@simplestuff3895]

The Berry Head tower dipoles also included a VHF airband. The DF is a Thompson system, which is probably now redundant as many have been removed from other MCA sites.

[@PaulMcGeeM0WNU]

I was down that way around November last year and did a bit of filming for my own channel and some photography round there (the photos were mainly for a friend that asked), as you said the DVOR array is on a public footpath, and I did stop to have a look at it myself when I suddenly found myself walking under it, I hope to get myself back down to that part of Devon in the not too distant future, even if it is a good 6 hour drive away it is worth the trip

[@6yjjk]

If you can go further still, Lands End DVOR is an interesting site. There's an ancient standing stone in a field nearby.

[@rachelcarre9468]

In modern flight management systems (FMS), position is verified by multiple DME positions. This is considered more accurate than GPS and IRS (Inertial Reference Systems). The FMS will produce a 'computed' position combining IRS, DME and GPS data, VORs can be used for holding procedures but because of the 'cone of confusion' immediately overhead the beacon, flying them manually is less accurate than using FMS (RNAV) holding procedures. VORs are still used for approaches but as they are rarely aligned perfectly with the runway, they tend to be slightly offset and more of a cloud break procedure with much higher approach minima (height at which visual contact with the landing runway must be made) than precision approach systems such as ILS which is effectively a single 1/360th VOR beam. Look at me waffling on needlessly! Thank you for triggering me to add something :)

[@yankeeclipper4326]

Some really great videography the last few videos. Cool drone work.

[@RingwayManchester]

Thanks 👍

[@BurnedOutGarage]

Great review of BHD! It is a haunt of mine. They are a 50W beacon, well 54W to be precise. BHD is one of the only sites where you can walk underneath the counterpoise so enjoy! We often get people asking what it does when we are on site and we give a little talk stand round have a chat etc.

[@6yjjk]

Cool! I would LOVE to see what's inside, where the morse ident comes from, etc.

[@totalrecone]

Stellar work Lewis. It's amazing how you find these things that I never knew I would find interesting.

[@Corruption-uncensored]

Berry Head is such an amazing place to go to if ever you get the chance. I’ve walked past the lighthouse itself and underneath the DVOR array. My grandfather (god rest his soul) took me there each time I went to Torquay. The mast you speak of was actually visible at night from my grandparents house across the Cockington Valley. They lived at the top of the valley. I remember asking my grandfather what the light in the distance was and he told me that it was a communication mast for the lighthouse

[@robertmeyer4744]

That real nice video . the night pics and video came out real nice. nice VHF antenna array. this is how they find aircraft with just radio transmissions. even below ground clutter in Rader. also direction finding on VHF Marine radio. our US coast guard uses them to help fined boats in trouble. love that light house. nice look at the LED lighting. much lower power than the old lamps. and last longer . The AM broadcast station I worked at did a LED up grade of tower lights. they bright ! even has battery back up with a gen set just for the tower lighting. the FAA in the US sets requirements for tower lighting . I still have old lights with a bayonet base in the shop . the old flasher with motors and cams is still in the budling has no power to it anymore. now just a small box on the wall . and some AGM battery on the floor. 73's Boston NY

[@keithphillips2035]

Amazing very interesting video, I live approximately 4 miles from Berry Head. I have visited this sight a couple of times, and seeing your great video I think I should make another visit. Probably nexy summer when it's not so windy.

[@usvalve]

Some really beautiful videography in this video!

[@RingwayManchester]

Thank you very much!

[@allancopland1768]

I liked that 'running jump' over the cliff edge.

[@Firefoxfifty]

I absolutely love love your photography and drone footage! Have had an interest in radio since my college days (marine electronics and radar) but not much into it these days. Very Relaxing!

[@benjones1917]

Fascinating stuff, and love the Vangelis like soundtrack too, it works well

[@CptnKremmen]

I saw a DVOR from a road NE of Dover (51°09'45.5"N 1°21'32.7"E) at the weekend. Thanks to your video, I knew what is was.

[@Teknofobe]

Some fantastic photography in this upload Lewis. That plus the fascinating content made for a good post. Thanks m8.

[@SimonWilton]

Another fab YT Mr Lewis. About twenty years ago I walked around it a few times whilst visiting. BTW Harwich is pronounced Harrridge.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

I'm so glad we have smart people to invent stuff like this.

[@RonLaws]

Fun to see you in my home town! I grew up in the sticks out near Dartmouth and moved to Torbay in 07' i've since moved abroard a couple years ago but I recognized those hilltops before you even said the name! :)

[@Ztbmrc1]

Cool drone footage! These VOR's are always impressive.

[@petermainwaringsx]

I was given a VHF doppler DF system, with 4 mag mount antennas about forty years ago, but got better results with a 3 ele yagi. Another very interesting video.

[@boilerroombob]

Great footage lewis at this time of day and a great video ....😊

[@coriscotupi]

Very nice video, beautiful cinematography. But it was repeatedly stated that the DVOR (or VOR for that matter) provides position and heading information to the aircraft, which is not really true. The signal provides position but not heading. An aircraft in any particular radial from a VOR will have the same radial displayed, whatever it's heading. Of course the radial may vary over time (if the aircraft is not flying a direct TO or FROM course), but the VOR receiver cannot know he aircraft's heading, that bit of information is just not available from the VOR system.

[@Paul-Howell-M3EYG]

The marine DF array at Berry head (and antenna sites) is no longer operational. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) decided that the land based DF was too expensive to keep operational and disbanded the fixed stations a number of years back - now relying solely on Lifeboat and Aircraft DF.

[@alexhajnal107]

Do you know what DF technology this was? The only one I'm aware of in modern times if is/was Decca/LORAN. I was under the impression that that used a rather larger antenna than was shown in the video.

[@jhonsiders6077]

Here in the US we could not have a station or light house with walking paths close by the urban diverse taggers would cover it in spray paint ! Looks like a nice place to view the sea .

[@PenryMMJ]

Lewis walks into a travel agent: Hi, I'd like to book a holiday Agent: That's great Sir, where do you want to go? Lewis: I'm not sure, but I'd like somewhere that's got lots of big radio antennas. Agent: Errm...

[@314299]

Fantastic drone footage!

[@glennwillems9924]

Interesting, and well informed as usual. FB work!

[@bugler75]

As ever, really interesting. I wonder how many folk here aren’t Radio users (like myself) but have become very interested in all the other factors of radio? Thank you and please don’t stop 😊 Ian

[@andrewcbartlett]

If you have a mobile phone, you're a radio user!

[@bugler75]

@@andrewcbartlett Fair point! 😁

[@jcramond73]

Thanks for the vid, I work near an airport and wondered what this antenna was for. 👍

[@heckelphon]

Beautiful drone photography and great video. Surprisingly nice stonework on those buildings, especially on the VOR which I'd have expected to be just a utilitarian metal cabin or a bit of concrete even like a converted wartime pillbox. Strange infilled square panel on the wall by the door. Is it the site of yet another closed cashpoint? 😄

[@jimurrata6785]

I was a little confused when Lewis was talking about the "brick" building.

[@paulsengupta971]

I was wondering about that blocked off window. Maybe back in the day it was manned, with someone turned the handle inside! 🙂

[@6yjjk]

@@paulsengupta971 Fancy meeting you here :P I believe the very earliest VORs did have rotating components, albeit not hand-cranked!

[@Zadster]

Maybe the hot air vent for a long-gone standby generator?

[@dangruner5926]

For something so important, it is amazing one can just walk right under the array and right up to the buildings..!

[@thefiestaguy8831]

There's a VOR located on the cliff in Eastbourne. Has a small path leading towards it but no doubt a locked gate at the end of the path. Hidden quite well by some trees!

[@AJ-qn6gd]

There is one of these antennas at St Margarets just outside Dover Kent I have often wondered what it was for, now I know 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@fireflyrobert]

DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) is usually located with VORs. The VOR provides bearing information (with respect to magnetic north) and the DME provides distance. The combination of bearing and DME from the station means position can be established. DME relies on an interrogation being sent from the aircraft equipment which is then picked up by the ground station which sends a reply back to the aircraft. The aircraft equipment measures the time difference and hence range from the DME is calculated and displayed. Interestingly from the piloting point of view DME provides distance from the ground installation such that, for example, an aircraft directly overhead the station at 36,000 ft would display a DME distance of 6 nautical miles so depending on altitude there is a slant range error when close to the ground station. Aircraft on board equipment also calculates the rate of change of DME distance to display groundspeed, assuming the aircraft is tracking directly to/from the station. In combination with distance from the station time to run to station at the current groundspeed can be calculated and displayed. The VOR/DMEs are regularly flight checked by the appropriate authorities. As a retired pilot I wish I'd had a £1 for every time I've used Berry Head VOR. All in all it's a great bit of kit.

[@paulsengupta971]

If you were a professional pilot, you probably did get at least £1 every time you used BHD. 🙂

[@fireflyrobert]

@@paulsengupta971 haha well I wasn't doing it for free

[@merseyviking]

10:45 "Aim programmer here" Oh now there's a temptation!

[@paulsengupta971]

That's got to be explored further!

[@6yjjk]

Is this like a circus thing, where you fire him/her out of a cannon?

[@Bruisewillies]

Great! There's one of these near me at St.Maragarets near Dover

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson6266]

There’s a guy on the net who’s visited all of these , I believe, and photographed them. He has a website

[@ramjet4025]

Correction Lewis, everything you said is past tense. It was an amazing nav aid, but, those days are gone, now its all GPS, that is far more accurate than the DVOR. Suggest you do a video on the history of the VOR that came from beacon stations, and then VHF Radio Range and then VAR that provided VOR on just the airways spoking out from that VAR. I flew on the very last one that existed in Australia a long time ago, and remember its unusual presentation on the chart. The VHF beacons trace back to WW2 as does the airband go back to 100-150 mhz with 3 watts if you were lucky.

[@karhukivi]

Except that GPS can be turned off or spoofed in any conflict situation. VORs are not going away in Europe for the foreseeable future.

[@donwright3427]

Wow you really good with the cinematography in these vids now with trippy music too. 🎉

[@andrewcbartlett]

Amazing that Trinity House was founded in 1514, although the Roman Lighthouse still stands next to Dover Castle.

[@jonathangreenstein919]

As always a great review that is well informed and informative- while offering visuals to complement the post. Thanks

[@andrewjameson5918]

We have one of those at Wisley in Surrey for the SW approaches to Heathrow

[@6yjjk]

Ockham. Been to that one!

[@Scodiddly]

There’s a similar thing near me, in the northern Chicago suburbs. Google maps calls it a “VOR/DME”. It’s mounted up really high on stilts, at least 50 off the ground.

[@livingabovethe12th]

Wow, what a beautiful place 😍

[@gamlemann53]

I realy enjpy your channal because of this: You show much nowledge of things people don't know of!! Thank's a lot Lewis!🙂

[@peterwright4224]

That was a good one thanks , more like this please

[@matthewhopson964]

a wonderful video, many thanks, once again.

[@AnthonyFrancisJones]

Great! Next time you do a VOR/DME video you might want to show the picture of them on a 1/2mil flying chart. Shows their locations, frequencies, morse signal and of course their radials. A picture of a VOR instrument in a light aircraft is quite easy to understand too with its bearing card and To and From flags! Thanks again!

[@andrewballard780]

Thank you for your videos, although I don't have much interest in radio I still really enjoy watching your videos

[@stevesretroloft]

I've always fancied having a nose around that beacon, never got round to paying it a visit. Don't need to now! (although might do some night photography there at some point)

[@anthonyalfredyorke1621]

Great show, Very interesting, thanks for teaching me something new . PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

[@Androids-dungeon]

There Simone of these VOR stations on the Wirral, Merseyside in a place called meols, between Hoylake and moreton.

[@ralphthebrick]

Very interesting...Thanks Lewis

[@brentboswell1294]

In the USA, they usually have a white "teepee" on top (a reference to the dwelling place of many Native American tribes of the Great Plains). It's a radio antenna. Probably not the doppler type. I've observed many of them while passing over the station in a high winged Cessna 😊

[@joebadger]

I was here earlier this summer & thought this site would make a good Ringway Manchester video. I believe there is also a Royal Observer Corp nuclear bunker observation post within the old Fort too

[@NJF60]

That was awesome! Very interesting 📡

[@RingwayManchester]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@m3nathan]

Sensational video man, thank you

[@M6JKW]

Thanks again Lewis great video 👍

[@m3hnl]

nice 1 lewis very interesting and real enjoyed thank you 73,s

[@vanpenguin22]

The kind of place one just longs to visit once one sees images of.

[@DarkSitesChannel]

Your really covering all the cool radio stuff in South Devon, least I'm not the only person who 'explores' on holiday.

[@jonfr]

In North-West Iceland, just west of the village of Hvammstangi there is a aircraft radio. It is not like this. Its just few masts that are connected to Reykjavík. I don't know if they broadcast anything, as they might just be receive only. They might broadcast without me knowing about it. The broadcast part might be in south Iceland close to Grindavík town. I don't know what frequency they are using. It doesn't look anything like this antenna.

[@akana_]

I saw the thumbnail and was like: Oh yep, that’s a VOR Cool video!

[@g4lmn-ron401]

If you are on the south coast there is one here: Seaford DVOR Navigation Beacon; it's on a footpath by the golf course.

[@paulsengupta971]

It's a long way from Devon though!

[@6yjjk]

I used to work with a woman who grew up in Seaford. I told her that I'd been to visit the... nearly said VOR... the navigation beacon there. She was confused for a moment. "Oh, you mean the SPACESHIP!" I think I destroyed a childhood memory that day. :P

[@winklebrown1014]

Some great shots!

[@gtretroworld]

It has been a while since i was down there and although it still is familiar your footage brings a whole new perspective…brill video as well as the Rick Wakeman style sound track…😁

[@CTXSLPR]

I stayed at a former YWCA lodge in California that still had an active LORAN beacon in the parking lot with a ton of signs telling you to stay out and the penalties for messing with it.

[@DSPrints_]

seen one of these! It was towards Matlock/Derby area. Drove post, had to top and look at it. Very strange thing

[@chrispeel9263]

Possible TNT.115.7mHz

[@DSPrints_]

@@chrispeel9263 That's the one!! I couldn't find where it was or my photo.. Yes. Couldn't get near due to a gate. Thank you

[@chrispeel9263]

Still there and working! Its on one of the main air routes from the south to Scotland and USA.And northbound flights going into Manchester

[@DanielleWhite]

That is the most unique lighthouse but it makes sense; there was no need for a tower in such a bluff.