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Hi,

I am an aspiring flight student. I'd like my first message to this
group to be one with foot in mouth:

I am not convinced that the term VOR stands for "Very high frequenncy
omnidirectional range."

The problem is that, if I were an electrical engineer designing such a
device, knowing in advance how it worked, I'd be highly inclinded to
call it a "Very high frequency ominidirectional radiator" given that it
radiates in all directions using the VHF band.



http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/r1/radioran.asp

YOU may be so inclined, but the term "radio range" has been used to describe
radio navigation aids since way before VOR was invented.... and when it was,
it became just another "radio range", in this case a "VHF omnidirectional"
radio-range. Since we already knew that it was "radio", it became simply
VHF omnidirectional "range".