It isn't all that uncommon for an NDB to mis-key. There are those which are clearly wrong letters and those where the keying is so uneven that it sounds like something else. One which comes to mind is "NEL" which for a period of time was keyed so that it sounded like "DL".

Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id

Thanks, Bob. I guess I should join the ndblist!
Stan, WA1LOU
On 1/3/19 12:13 PM, Bob Coomler via IRCA wrote:

											

New Years Eve, I logged a new non-directional navigational beacon: RMQ
on 222 kHz, but I don't know where it is located because it does not
show up on any navigational beacon lists.

RQM in Maine transmits on 221 MHz and I had to make sure that I was not 
transposing its Q and M when I heard RMQ. I double and triple checked 
and I am positive I heard RMQ and nit RQM.
By the way, RMQ is the three-letter designator for an airport in Taiwan 
â I am pretty sure I did not hear Taiwan on LW New Years Eve.
Yet another by the way, while trying to track down RMQ, I found a great 
online tool for NDBs: http://www.fivegulf.com/ndb/
Anyway - if anyone has a clue about RMQ, I'd appreciate your take on it 
because I am clueless!
Stan, WA1LOU
Wolcott, CT, USA

											

Walt,

Really some great catches there. When I lived in Seward AK in the 60s, KTIL as well as KNPT were common. KAST was rare though. Those Lighthouse stations are a lot of fun and when conditions are good, their 50-60 watts gets out well. Logged and QSL'd 7 of them in the 90s. One would come on with the weather/current conditions, go off and another would pop on. Some were weaker than others, and some not audible.

73, Patrick

Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager