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| Eric Hartup 2005-10-18, 7:32 pm |
| Being a new comer, can someone explain from where can I get the ADF
frequency for any specific air port please?
Eric H
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| Greasy Rider© @ invalid.com 2005-10-18, 7:32 pm |
| On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:18:16 GMT, "Eric Hartup"
<ehartup@blueyonder.co.uk> postulated :
quote:
>Being a new comer, can someone explain from where can I get the ADF
>frequency for any specific air port please?
>Eric H
World / Maps on the menu.
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| Beech45Whiskey 2005-10-18, 7:32 pm |
| Eric Hartup <ehartup@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
quote:
> Being a new comer, can someone explain from where can I get the ADF
> frequency for any specific air port please?
Keep in mind that not every airport has an NDB (non-directional beacon),
which is the navigation station received by the on-board ADF.
An aviation tidbit: Here in the US, the FAA (aviation governing body) is
currently in the process of phasing out many of the nationwide NDBs, siting
increased cost to maintain what is quickly becoming a legacy navigation
aid.
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Peter
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| Jay Beckman 2005-10-18, 7:32 pm |
| "Beech45Whiskey" <pjricc@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1i9m5w7qcs4g2.dlg@ID-259643.user.individual.net...
quote:
> Eric Hartup <ehartup@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Keep in mind that not every airport has an NDB (non-directional beacon),
> which is the navigation station received by the on-board ADF.
>
> An aviation tidbit: Here in the US, the FAA (aviation governing body) is
> currently in the process of phasing out many of the nationwide NDBs,
> siting
> increased cost to maintain what is quickly becoming a legacy navigation
> aid.
>
> --
> Peter
Thanks to XM, you don't even need them to listen to ballgames anymore...
;O)
Jay B
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| Mortimer Schnerd, RN 2005-10-23, 11:31 pm |
| Eric Hartup wrote:
quote:
> Being a new comer, can someone explain from where can I get the ADF
> frequency for any specific air port please?
One of the easiest ways to get NDB frequencies... or any frequencies for air
navigation for that matter, is to invest in a U.S Terminal Procedures book for
the area in which you're interested. There are 4 volumes for the southeast U.S,
for example and each one costs $4.25 It's not as bad as it sounds since one
volume covers a lot of territory.... I'm staring right now at one volume that
covers every airport in North and South Carolina with an instrument approach.
Another way is to order a IFR Low Altitude Enroute chart. They run $4.10 each.
The one I'm looking at right now covers all the way from Florida to about the
middle of North Carolina.
Prices are set by the U.S. government. Anybody can buy these charts or approach
plates at their local fixed base operator (at your local airport) or online at
places such as sportys.com. If you buy online, the prices will still be what
I've quoted but you'll have to pay shipping.
By the way, the correct terminology is NDB frequency. Non direction beacon
refers to the station on the ground. ADF (automatic direction finder refers to
the receiving equipment in the aircraft which detects and locates the NDB. NDB
frequencies are generally in the AM radio frequency range and so can be received
from great distances at times. I have picked up WBT-AM (Charlotte, NC) on an
ADF radio while flying in the Bahamas.
--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerd@carolina.rr.com.REMOVE
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