1,669
edits
Radio beacons: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
→NDB
m (→VORTAC) |
m (→NDB) |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
In the Americas the NDB's operate 530 kHz to 1700 kHz with 10 kHz increments. The rest of the world uses 531 kHz to 1602 kHz with 9 kHz increments. | In the Americas the NDB's operate 530 kHz to 1700 kHz with 10 kHz increments. The rest of the world uses 531 kHz to 1602 kHz with 9 kHz increments. | ||
The range of a typical NDB can be up to 75 NM. When using LFR the range can be bigger. | The range of a typical NDB can be up to 75 NM. When using LFR the range can be bigger but less accurate. | ||
A NDB is sensitive for weather influences. As a distance measuring tool the NDB is not quite suited. But it's perfect to find fixes on a map and can be used for point-to-point navigation. Next to that it is cheep to operate. | A NDB is sensitive for weather influences. As a distance measuring tool the NDB is not quite suited. But it's perfect to find fixes on a map and can be used for point-to-point navigation. Next to that it is cheep to operate. | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
==ADF== | ==ADF== | ||
An '''ADF''' is not a radio station, is the the equipment on board of the aircraft to perform RDF automatically, the Automatic Direction Finder (ADF). Often NDB stations are called ADF stations but that is technically incorrect. | An '''ADF''' is ''not'' a radio station, is the the equipment on board of the aircraft to perform RDF automatically, the Automatic Direction Finder (ADF). Often NDB stations are called ADF stations but that is technically incorrect. | ||
=VOR= | =VOR= | ||