CHAYKA
Overview
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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...
system, similar to LORAN-C. It is also run on 100 kHz and is described like LORAN-C by its GRI.
There are 5 Chayka-chains in use:
- GRI 8000 — Western (European) Russia Chayka Chain (1969, RSDN-3/10)
- GRI 7950 — Eastern Russia Chayka Chain (1986, RSDN-4)
- GRI 5980 — Russian-American Chayka Chain (1995)
- GRI 5960 — Northern Chayka Chain (1996, RSDN-5)
- GRI 4970 — North-Western Chayka Chain
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ian, Far East chains deployed on the basis of low-power mobile stations RSDN-10.
The following Chayka-transmitters work with very high power and may use as similar LORAN-C-transmitters very tall mast antennas.
