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While a VOR can be a stand-alone beacon, a DME will be paired with a VOR, a '''VOR-DME'''. Both senders will contain information about the other and tuning will be automatic.
While a VOR can be a stand-alone beacon, a DME will be paired with a VOR, a '''VOR-DME'''. Both senders will contain information about the other and tuning will be automatic.
For position finding only one VOR-DME station is needed since it gives the radial towards the station and the distance. Knowing the position of the VOR-DME station on the map will give the position of the aircraft on that map.


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