Radio Navigation

Radio navigation or radionavigation is the application of radio frequencies to determine a position on the Earth. Like radiolocation, it is a type of radiodetermination.

The basic principles are measurements from/to electric beacons, especially

  • directions, e.g. by bearing, radio phases or interferometry,
  • distances, e.g. ranging by measurement of travel times,
  • partly also velocity, e.g. by means of radio Doppler shift.

Read more about Radio Navigation:  Bearing-measure Systems, Beam Systems, Transponder Systems, Hyperbolic Systems, Satellite Navigation

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