Kvitok 3IA Russian Radio Navigation Receiver
Navigation aide; single component for large area radio navigation
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Basic Information
Name
Kvitok 3IA Russian Radio Navigation Receiver
Designation
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Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Navigation aide; single component for large area radio navigation
Manufacturer
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Date of Introduction
1970
Description
The Kvitok 3IA receiver is a radio navigation device that is known to integrate with several legacy hyperbolic navigation system networks such as Loran-C, Chayka, BRAS, and MARS-75. This receiver is widely used on Russian sea-going vessels along the Arctic Northern Sea Route and the Baltic and Azov Sea/Black Sea areas.
System
Name
Kvitok 3IA Russian Radio Navigation Receiver
Type
Navigation aide; single component for large area radio navigation
BRAS Network
Configuration
Network consists of a master and two slave stations aligned in a "chain." The master station transmits during slots 1 and 3 and the first slave during slot 2, and the second slave during slot 4.
Operating Frequency
1,660 to 2,115 kHz
Transmission Length
Each transmission is approximately 230 mS long, and is followed by a 40mS silence period before the transmission in the next time slot begins.
Working Cycle
The working cycle of a chain is just over one second. The cycle is split into 4 periods of approximately 270 mS
MARS-75 Network
Configuration
Wide area network of navigation markers, light buoys, light beacons, radio beacons, radar reflectors, and radio beacon responders.
Operating Frequency
70 kHz
Transmission Length
INA
Working Cycle
INA
Chayka Network
Configuration
Hyperbolic positioning system using time-of-flight of narrow pulses. Stations are organized in chains, and each station may be identified by its Group Repetition Interval (GRI).
Operating Frequency
100 kHz
Transmission Length
INA
Working Cycle
GRI varies
Note
Similarities to Loran-C system
Image Sources
Notes
INA;
Details
Country of Origin
Russia
Category
Sea Based Sensors
Naval > Sea Based Sensors
Filter Label
K
Classification
Domain
Naval & Littoral
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
Russia
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