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A tribute to its inventor, Sven H. Dodington. |
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VINTAGE AVIONICS |
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Electrical Communications (The scientific monthly from ITT)) All articles in the March 1956 edition are published separately on the web by a Spanish university. 10 pdf files on pages 6 and 7 of the link above give you a great introduction to TACAN !
Or check all editions of Electrical Communications from 1924-1959 Especially : Volume 33 - 1956-01 about the ARN-21, and Volume 34 - 1957 –03 about the ARN-26 Tacan data link, a later addition to the ARN21. |
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RELATED LINKS |
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Free download of standards and related documents. That includes the basic TACAN system standard MIL-STD-291C and the original spec MIL-R-7060A (1956) for the AN/ARN-21 and MIL-M-22965A for the A/A mode extension.
The specifications of the TACAN signal are kindly summed up by Farnau
There are several documents on the internet about S.H.Dodington., the main inventor of the TACAN system
He wrote many books about TACAN and DME Development of 1000MHz DME He died jan 13, 1992 in Whippany N.J. |
