Chaika (radio navigation)
Tschaika ( Russian Чайка , translated ' seagull '; English transcription Chayka , often written as CHAYKA ) is a Russian radio navigation system that works similar to the American LORAN-C and how it is operated on the frequency 100 kHz.
Former Chaika transmitter mast Boganida (468 m; near Dudinka , Western Siberia)
Infrastructure
There are five Chaika chains in use. Like the LORAN-C transmission chains , they are identified by their group follow-up interval (GRI):
- GRI 8000 - European chain
- GRI 4970 - Northwest Chain
- GRI 5960 - Nordkette
- GRI 7950 - Ostkette
- GRI 5980 - Russian-American chain
See also
Web links
- LORAN-C and some Chaika stations ( Memento from February 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )