Features
- TACAN unit used in conjunction with related distance and navigation indicators to provide distance, bearing, groundspeed and time-to-station information with respect to a selected TACAN or VORTAC ground station
- Remote mounted 252 channel unit
- Solid state transmitter and large scale integrated circuit (LSI) technology
- 18-33 VDC power input
- All tuning done electronically with single crystal digital frequency synthesizer
- Channel selection is controlled by serial digital data stream fed from the KDI-572 or KDI-574 DME indicators
- Generates synthesized VOR composite output when a bearing signal has been acquired
- TACAN VOR composite signal may interface with converter-driven VOR instruments or area nav system such as the KNS-81 (-30/34)
- Incorporates self test mode used to verify range and bearing computation
- May be tuned by KFS-579A NAV/TACAN control or various RNAV receivers, nav controls
Specifications
- Dimensions: 3.0" (76 mm) x 5.25" (133 mm) x 11.80" (300 mm)
- Weight: 5.8 lbs. (2.6 kg)
- Transmitter Frequency Range: 1025 to 1150 MHz
- Receiver Frequency Range: 962 to 1213 MHz
- TSO Compliance: C66a, DO151A Cat A2E1/A/MNO/XXXXXXZAAAA
- Altitude: To 70,000 feet
- Power Output: 250 watts PEP min.
- Operating Temperature: -55°C to 70°C
- Decoder Sensitivity: -90dBm
- AGC Range: Lock-on to 0dBm
- Range: 0.0-389 nautical miles for DME channel selection
- Accuracy: +-0.1 nmi from 0-99.9 nmi, +-1.0 nmi from 100-389 nmi
- Acquisition Time: 2.0 seconds (typical)
- Memory Time: 10 seconds
- Velocity: 0-999 knots
- Tuning: Accepts serial tuning data from KDI/572 master indicators