OMEGA Global Radionavigation. A Guide for Users.

Abstract

This publication is an up-to-date handbook for the public about the OMEGA Navigation System. It describes the characteristics of the system and explains how it can be effectively used. This guide reflects the following items noted here for historical significance: a) 31 October 1972 OMSTA North Dakota, the first permanent OMEGA station, became operational, b) 3 July 1978 Operational responsibility of the OMEGA Navigation System was transferred from the U.S. Navy to the U.S. Coast Guard, c) 31 December 1980 The experimental OMEGA Station Trinidad was decommissioned, and d) 16 August 1982 OMSTA australia, the last of the eight permanent stations, became operational. This publication supersedes the OMEGA Navigation System Users Guide, published by the Navy on 1 March 1978. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA139574

Entities

People

  • A. Frost
  • T. Mackenzie

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charts
  • Coast Guard
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Hyperbolic Navigation
  • Navigation
  • Navigators
  • North Dakota
  • Phase Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Position Finding
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Signals
  • Radio Waves
  • United States
  • World Geodetic System

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  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.