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The Use of VLF Transmissions for Navigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1962

Claud Powell
Claud Powell
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(Decca Navigator Company)
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Abstract

The use of VLF radio transmissions as the basis of a navigation system has been under consideration for many years, and has been the subject of extensive theoretical work and field trials. Although a system of this kind has yet to reach operational status, the subject is of considerable interest in relation to marine and to air navigation. This paper indicates the main features that might be expected to characterize a practical VLF navigational aid, and outlines some of the work that has been carried out in this field. Brief reference is made to the question, so far largely unresolved, of the operational scope for VLF systems.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , July 1962 , pp. 277 - 288
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1962

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