Navedtra 14090, Et Volume V

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Estimating ship's position between known navigational points or fixes is known as

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Dead Reckoning

Front 2

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

Front 3

Referring to landmarks with known positions on earth describes which one of the following navigation methods?

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Piloting

Front 4

Which one of the following actions required to determine position in piloting is/are not required in electronic navigation?

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Seeing the landmarks

Front 5

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

Front 6

LORAN takes advantage of what radio signal characteristic?

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Constant Velocity

Front 7

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

Front 8

Which navigation system continually computes the latitude and longitude of a ship by sensing acceleration?

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SINS

Front 9

What device measures changes in speed or direction along the axis in which it lies?

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Accelerometer

Front 10

What type of system is used to keep a SINS platform stabilized?

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Gyro

Front 11

Which of the following is a standalone SINS?

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AN/WSN-5

Front 12

Approximately how often can operators using the NNSS obtain fixes?

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Every two hours

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NNSS satellites transmit phase modulated data every 2 minutes on how many rf carriers?

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two

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What are the two types of NNSS satellite parameters included in the phase-modulated data?

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Fixed and variable

Front 15

The nominal orbit of NNSS satellites is what type of orbital parameter?

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Fixed

Front 16

NNSS satellite refined orbits are calculated at which of the following facilities?

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Computer Center

Front 17

Which of the following facilities calculates NNSS satellite clock error before satellite message interjection?

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Control Center

Front 18

Approximately how long does it take the injection station to transmit information to an NNSS satellite?

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15 seconds

Front 19

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 two minutes

Front 20

Which of the following factors affects the measurement of Doppler shift?

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Refraction

Front 21

To solve the problem of Doppler shift accuracy, satellites are designed to transmit on how many frequencies?

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Two

Front 22

Accurate NNSS position fixes fora moving vessel require 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

Front 24

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

Front 25

One of the capabilities of the AN/WRN-5 includes time-ordered alerts for up to how many satellites?

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8

Front 26

What is the "at sea" accuracy for the AN/SRN-19(V)2?

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0.25 miles

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What activity may degrade the accuracy of teh AN/SRN-19(V)2?

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Sunspots

Front 28

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

Front 30

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

Front 32

What facility transmits the data required to update the GPS satellite navigation data message?

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Manned control center

Front 33

There are _____ many active spare and _____ active operation GPS satellites.

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3;21

Front 34

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) are 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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Within how many feet can GPS determine position fixes?

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50

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To obtain 50 feet position fix accuracy, how many satellite inputs are required?

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4

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How is the time difference between satellite transmission adn 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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Tropospheric 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 reachign the navigation set produce what type of reception?

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Multipath

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Which of the following is tthe 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

Front 48

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, beacon-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

Front 51

Which fo the following receiver controls provides noise-generated output?

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Squitter

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If more interrogating aircraft come into the TACAN'S range, the number of noise-generated pulses will

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Decrease

Front 53

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 teh 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 ground station antenna?

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Cardioid

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What ist eh 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 single 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 bandwith 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 xmitter frequency?

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63

Front 64

How many aircraft can be provided distance data simultaneously?

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100