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| Designation |
THN |
| Name |
Thorn |
| Position |
N51°11.0 E005°50.0 WGS84 |
| Google Maps | N51°11.0 E005°50.0 WGS84 |
| Frequency |
434 kHz |
| Operational range |
15 nm |
| Type |
NDB |
| Geography |
In the middle of fields, on a dirt road that has easy access from
one side (from the Santforterstraat 7) and nearly four-wheel-drive access
from the other. The beacon is near the large PTT transmitter tower of Thorn, but
definitely not related at all. You can also spot the beacon from the nearby
A2 motorway. |
| Procedures |
Thorn is a fix in the low-level airway system, used frequently
by planes approaching or departing Beek (Maastricht/Aachen Airport, EHBK). |
| Remarks |
Last news: in Spring 2009, THN was decommissioned (thanks to
Berry van de Crommert for the info).
We know of only two beacons that occupy a triangular
lot: Thorn and Teuge. We guessed that in the case of Thorn this might be
due to a typical Frankisch habit of constructing triangular market places
and the like, spinning off in many small lots that were triangular, too.
For Teuge this is less likely since it is out of former Frankisch
territory. However, all NDBs have three support lines and these three
lines ask for a triangular lot in case you really want to use up the least
space possible. |
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| Photo 1 |
Thorn NDB in the fields. [...] |
| Photo 2 |
The wheat fields had just been harvested. |
| Photo 3 |
Proper white hut. [...] |
| Photo 4 |
Mysterious drain pipe. [...] |
| All photos |
Page updated 2009-06-28
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