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Old January 5th 06, 03:02 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr,rec.aviation.military
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Bob Moore wrote:

George Ruch wrote

Operating frequencies dictate the size of the antenna array.
Compare this picture of a TACAN site at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACAN with this one of a VOR site
at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOR.


Actually George, the first picture is a VORTAC, a TACAN and VOR
installation. The TACAN is just the round cylinder part and that
is what makes it so easy to mount onboard a ship.


Oops. My mistake on that. I was focusing on the size of the VOR
antenna ring.

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