• DocumentCode
    1458986
  • Title

    Radio aids to navigation

  • Author

    Ottinger, G. L.

  • Author_Institution
    Electronics Engineering Division, United States Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D. C.
  • Volume
    72
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1953
  • Firstpage
    109
  • Lastpage
    114
  • Abstract
    For centuries mariners have located their ships on the earth´s waters by compass and dead reckoning and here the vagaries of the weather had to be considered. Since electronics came to the navigator´s assistance, he has been able to obtain his fixes regardless of weather. Some of these electronic aids are described here.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1953.6438481
  • Filename
    6438481
    • Link To Document
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