Radio and satellite navigation
what is radio navigation?????
The radio navigation system is a method used to determine the position of a person or object relative position on earth by using the radio frequencies(104 to 1011 or 1012 Hz) waves..
how does they work????
the navigation using radio waves by a method known as "electric beacon".
what is electric beacons???????
well a electric beacon means a kind of beacon which helps to fin or pin point our location or bearing(position)...
the beacon transmits a continuous radio signal from a known station ..with a specific radio frequencies.Occasionally the beacon function is combined with some other transmission, like telemetry data or meteorological information.
the radio frequencies works at AM, VHF , UHF frequencies. the radio navigation systems usually used in ILS (instrumental landing system).
hence these electric beacon works in three types:
DISTANCE : ordinary bearings like in the compass(n,s,e,w)
PHASE SHIFT : using "Doppler shift" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_effect
DIRECTIONS : by measuring travel times of waves
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