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64 Cards in this Set
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Estimating ship's position between known navigational points or fixes is known as
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Dead reckoning
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One of the characteristics of dead reckoning is that the accuracy of the estimated position never exceeds the navigation method used to obtain the last fix. What happens to the accuracy of the estimated position over time?
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It decreases
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Referring to landmarks with known positions on earth describes which one of the following navigation methods?
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Piloting
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Which of the following actions required to determine position in piloting is/are not required in electronic navigation?
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Seeing the landmarks
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According to the 1992 Federal Radio Navigation Plan, which of the following systems will become the primary reference navigation system for surface ships?
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NAVSTAR
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LORAN rakes advantage of what radio signal characteristic?
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Constant velocity
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OMEGA is a hyperbolic phase-difference measuring system that compares the phase angle of two or more radio signals synchronized to what device or factor?
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a common time base
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Which navigation system continually computes the latitude and longitude of a ship by sensing acceleration?
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SINS
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What device measures changes in speed or direction along the axis in which it lies?
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Accelerometer
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What type of system is used to keep a SINS platform stabilized?
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GYRO
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Which of the following is a standalone SINS?
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AN/WSN-5
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Approximately how often can operators using the NNSS obtain fixes?
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Every 2 hours
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NNSS satellites transmit phase modulated data every 2 minutes on how many rf carriers?
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2
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What are the tow types of NNSS satellite parameters included in the phase-modulated data?
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Fixed and variable
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The nominal orbit of NNSS satellites is what type of orbital parameter?
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Fixed
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NNSS satellite refined orbits are calculated at which of the following facilities?
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Computer Center
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Which of the following facilities calculates NNSS satellite clock error before satellite message injection?
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Control Center
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Approximately how long does it take the injection station to transmit information to an NNSS satellite?
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15 seconds
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If errors are detected during a read back of freshly injected satellite data, how often is NNSS satellite message injection repeated until the transmission is verified as being correct?
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Every 2 minutes
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Which of the following factors affects the measurement of Doppler shift?
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Refraction
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To solve the problem of Doppler shift accuracy, satellites are designed to transmit on how many frequencies?
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2
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Accurate NNSS position fixes for a moving vessel requires what additional computation?
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Vessel's speed
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Which ship's system will provide the information required to perform the additional computation required by NNSS?
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SINS
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Given the orbital parameters of a satellite, the Doppler shift of the signal transmitted from that satellite, and the velocity of a vessel it is possible to obtain a navigational fix if the satellite is within what distance from the navigation set?
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Line-of-sight
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One of the capabilities of the AN/WRN-5 includes time-ordered alerts for up to how many satellites?
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Eight
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What is the "at sea" accuracy of the AN/SRN-19(v)2?
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0.25 miles
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What activity may degrade the accuracy of the AN/SRN-19(v)2?
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Sunspots
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You are initializing the AN/SRN-19(v)2. In addition to programming the set's position, what other parameter must you enter?
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Antenna height
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What navigational system will replace the NNSS?
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NAVSTAR GPS
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Which of the following terms describe GPS satellite positioning data?
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Almanac and Ephemeris
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How Often is the GPS satellite navigation data message updated?
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Every 24 hours
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What facility transmits the data required to update the GPS satellite navigation data message?
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Manned control center
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There are how many (a)active spare and (b)active operational GPS satellites?
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(a)3 (b)21
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How many earth orbits will each GPS satellite complete in a 24-hour period?
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Two
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What communications technique is used for GPS satellite broadcasts?
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Spread-spectrum
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GPS satellites are positioned so a minimum of how many satellites are observable to a user anywhere on earth?
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Four
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Which of the two codes (C/A and P) transmitted by GPS satellites is NOT available to civilian users?
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Precise code
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Which of the following data is NOT included in the GPS NAV-msg?
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Spectral
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GPS navigation is based on what principle?
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Satellite ranging
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Whithin how many feet can GPS determine position fixes?
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50
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To obtain the above accuracy, how many satellite inputs are required?
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Four
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How is the time difference between satellite transmission and when the navigation set receives this signal related to the distance between the satellite and the receiver?
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Directly proportional
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GPS satellites use atomic clocks; the receivers do not. What type of error must be computed based on this fact?
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Clock
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Troposperic delay is predicted and included in what satellite data?
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Almanac
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Satellite signals reflecting off one or more objects before reaching the navigation set produce what type of reception?
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Multipath
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Which of the following is the normal operating mode of the AN/WRN-6(v)?
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Navigation
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Which of the following is a portable GPS receiver?
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AN/WRN-6
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TACAN is based on what type of radio air-navigation system?
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Polar-coordinate
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Instead of depending on radio-wave reflection, becaon-transponders generate what type of replies?
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Artificial
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What type of decoders do TACAN transponders use?
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Twin-pulse
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Which of the following receiver controls provides noise-generated output?
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Squitter
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If more interrogating aircraaft come into the TACAN's range, the number of noise generated pulses will____
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Decrease
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What signal does the TACAN ground station transmit to identify itself?
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Identification pulse group
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What characteristic of the transmitted TACAN pulses supplies the distance information to aircraft?
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Timing
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What type of modulation is used to convey TACAN bearing information?
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Amplitude modulation
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What type of radiation pattern is transmitted by the TACAN gound station antenna?
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Cardioid
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what is the common name of the 135-Hz reference burst?
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North reference burst
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How often is the identification code broadcast?
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Every 37.5 seconds
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What is the designation of latest TACAN equipment in the fleet?
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AN/URN-25
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In the AS-3240 electronically-scanned antenna, the old sigle phase rotating parasitic element has been replaced by how many electronically-switched inner parasitic elements?
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12
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What is one big advantage the electronically-scanned antenna has over the old mechanically-rotated antenna?
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It eliminates bandwidth limitations
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What is the total number of TACAN channels available using both X and Y modes?
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252
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the TACAN receiver frequency is always displaced how many MHz from the transmitter frequency?
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63
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How many aircraft can be provided distance data simultaneously?
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100
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