LANE COUNTER FOR THE TRACOR 599R OMEGA RECEIVER.

Abstract

Omega is a long range, very-low-frequency hyperbolic radio navigation system for use by aircraft, ships and submarines. Coverage for the entire earth will be provided by eight transmitters operating at the base frequency of 10.2 kilohertz. One of the characteristics of the system is that phase information representing a hyperbolic line-of-position repeats itself each half cycle of the base frequency. Thus, the navigator must know the exact cycle or lane in which he is located. Ideally, the Omega receiver would automatically count lane crossings and present the lane number on a suitable display. This report describes a modification for the Tracor 599R Omega receiver that adds this lane counting feature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696529

Entities

People

  • W. D. Meyers

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Crossings
  • Frequency
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Navigators
  • Radio Navigation
  • Radio Navigation Systems
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • Transmitters
  • Very Low Frequency

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.