Beacon System Map for North Atlantic (1996)

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Radiobeacon System
SERVICE RANGE is shown in nautical miles (M).
CHARACTERISTIC IDENTIFICATION consists of a combination of dots and dashes. The characteristic signal of all beacons is superimposed on a continuous carrier when they are transmitting. The last ten seconds of the minute are devoted to a long dash for maximum bearing accuracy using manual operation.
The FREQUENCY is in kilohertz.
- DIFFERENTIAL GPS BEACON
- RADIOBEACON

Continous Radiobeacons

285 Nantucket Shoals Lighted Horn Buoy N Buoy
NS ()
50 40 30 00 69 28 00

Differential GPS Beacons

316 Brunswick 100 43 53 42 69 56 17 115 800
298 Cape Henlopen 200 38 46 34 75 05 16 180 805
289 Cape Henry 100 36 55 35 76 00 27 130 806
325 Chatam 200 41 40 17 69 57 02 95 802
293 Montauk Point 100 41 04 02 71 51 25 125 803
288 Portsmouth Harbor 100 43 04 15 70 42 36 70 801
286 Sandy Hook 200 40 28 18 74 00 42 100 804