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Location |
| Lat/Long: |
40-54-58.517N / 077-59-33.789W
147298.517N / 280773.789W
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| Elevation: |
2440 ft. |
| Variation: |
10W (1985) |
Operational Characteristics |
| Type: |
VORTAC |
| Class: |
H-VORTAC [about] |
| Frequency: |
115.50 |
| TACAN channel: |
102X |
| Hours of operation: |
24 |
| Voice: |
yes |
| Station call name: |
ALTOONA RADIO |
| NOTAM facility: |
AOO |
| FSS: |
AOO |
| FSS hours of operation: |
24 |
Technical Characteristics |
| Accuracy: |
NOS |
| Monitoring: |
INTERNAL MONITORING PLUS A STATUS INDICATOR INSTALLED AT CONTROL POINT. (REVERTS TO A TEMPORARY CATEGORY 3 STATUS WHEN THE CONTROL POINT IS NOT MANNED.) |
| Owner: |
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN |
| Operator: |
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN |
| Common system usage: |
yes |
| For public use: |
yes |
Protected Frequency Altitudes |
| H (High) |
| Class |
Altitude |
Miles |
| H |
*Below 18,000' |
40 |
| H |
Within the contiguous 48 states only between 14,5000' and 17,999' |
100 |
| H |
18,000' to FL 450 |
130 |
| H |
above FL 450 |
100 |
| * See the Airman's Information Manual (AIM) for reception ranges for altitudes 1000' and below |
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Fixes Associated with this NAVAID (Compulsory and Noncompulsory) |
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POLLS*PA RASHE*PA LUCKS*PA FAYRO*PA WAIVY*PA SHILO*MD FORTT*PA DOOTH*PA WELTZ*NY BAIER*PA KOLBY*PA ZUUCS*PA BLINK*PA BURNI*PA MIDST*PA ITEMS*PA PRTZL*PA BIGEO*PA DBEAM*PA LATEC*PA MAULL*PA
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Holding Patterns Associated with this NAVAID |
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PHILIPSBURG-3 VORTAC*PA FAYRO INT*PA PHILIPSBURG-1 VORTAC*PA PHILIPSBURG-2 VORTAC*PA DOOTH INT*PA
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NAVAID Class Designator Explanation |
The NAVAID Class Designator may be comprised of an altitude code (VOR, VORTAC, VOR/DME,
AND TACAN Facilities only), and/or a combination of class codes.
| Altitude Code |
Altitude Description |
| H |
High |
| L |
Low |
| T |
Terminal |
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| Examples: |
H-ABVORTAC, L-VOR, H, HH, MH-SAB, MHW/LOM, H-SAB/LOM |
| Note: |
Multiple class code types may be seperated by a / (slant) or a - (dash). |
| Canadian Facilities |
Canadian facilities may use additional codes not listed here. |
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| Class Code |
Description |
| AB |
Automatic Weather Broadcast |
| DME |
UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment |
| DME(Y) |
UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment that required receivers to be placed in the 'Y' mode to receive DME |
| H |
Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 50 watts to less than 2000 watts (50nm at all altitudes). |
| HH |
Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 2000 watts or more (75nm at all altitudes). |
| H-SAB |
Non-Directional Radio Beacom (NDB) providing automatic transcribed weather service. |
| LMM |
Compass Locator Station when installed at middle marker site (15nm at all altitudes). |
| LOM |
Compass Locator Station when installed at outer marker site (15nm at all altitudes). |
| MH |
Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), Power less than 50 watts (25nm at all altitudes). |
| S |
Simultaneous range homing singal and/or voice. |
| SABH |
Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) NOT authorized for IFR or ATC. provides automatic weather broadcasts. |
| TACAN |
UHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course and Distance information. |
| VOR |
VHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course only. |
| VOR/DME |
Collocated VOR navigational facility and UHF standard Distance Measuring Equipment. |
| VORTAC |
Collocated VOR and TACAN navigational facilities. |
| W |
Without voice on radio facility frequency. |
| Z |
VHF station location marker at a radio facility. |
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