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Tuning NDB's
Posted:
Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:55 pmby WebbPA
How do you tune to an NDB? The frequencies are such that they won't go into the NAV radio.
Re: Tuning NDB's
Posted:
Mon Feb 17, 2003 8:15 pmby Heber98
You tune NDBs into the ADF radio.
ADF stands for automatic direction finder. It points directly to the NDB no matter where you are or which way you're facing.
Re: Tuning NDB's
Posted:
Mon Feb 17, 2003 9:21 pmby tim l lam 10386
NDBs only have a 37nm range, I think, so be careful that you have the correct ADF in range, as there are many NDBs..
Re: Tuning NDB's
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:35 amby WebbPA
That was my problem - I was trying to tune in beacons that were too far away and getting funny results.
Re: Tuning NDB's
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Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:07 amby codered
Some radio panels will let you listen to the morse code. You can see what the code is from the map view. This is how real pilots tune in stations. Each time you tune in a new VOR or NDB you should listen to the morse code to make sure you have tuned in the correct one.