| Designation |
HSD |
| Name |
Haamstede |
| Position |
N51°43.4' E003°51.5' WGS84 |
| Google Maps | N51°43.4' E003°51.5' WGS84 |
| Frequency |
114.15 MHz |
| Type |
VOR |
| Geography |
Out in the open fields, on a rural road called Klippewekken. If
you approach it from the North, you can get by car to the low wooden fence
surrounding it, a distance of less than 25 meters from the actual beacon. It
is quite far from the actual town of Haamstede and near a small village
called Looperskapelle. |
| Procedures |
Haamstede is a major fix in the HELEN and DENUT arrival
procedures for Amsterdam Schiphol. |
| Remarks |
Together with MAS, HSD is of a different construction than most
other VOR beacons in the Netherlands. It lacks the circle of sphere-shaped
antennae (although there still are mounting brackets visible, so it might
have had them previously) and most other VORs do not have the white cilinder
which looks more like a TACAN. |
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| Photo 1 |
Haamstede VOR in the fields, Looperskapelle in the background. [...] |
| Photo 2 |
Closeup of Haamstede VOR. [...] |
| Photo 3 |
The two intrepid beaconeers, Kees left, Jeroen right. [...] |
| Photo 4 |
Haamstede VOR from the sky. [...] |
| All photos |
