I'm kind of surprised that worked. VOR's are so hard to pick up on
the ground that they broadcast a special test frequency at airports
for calibrating them. The signals are optimized for pick up in the
air and don't seem to hug the ground very well. Sometimes, you'll
even lose them in the air at low altitudes.

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Roger Long



"prodigal1" wrote in message
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Jr Gilbreath wrote:
Ok Guys. VOR/DME
VOR stands for "Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range"
DMS stands for "Distance Measuring Equipment"

These are very useful when your boat is on a plane.
Cheers
JR

Back in the early 80's I sailed out of Niagara on Lake Ontario. I
had a VOR nav system that was made for marine purposes. I don't
recall the manufacturer but it was about the size of an old
turntable and had a large compass dial on the top. We could tune in
radio station broacast towers all around the lake and the indicator
would show the go-to arrow against the compass rose beneath. Quite
handy. But still you had to know DR first. Fast forward to 2005.
GPS is great, until the power fails...