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Old 27th January 2006 | 22:05
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Keef

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I'd be leery of using an ADF at night. It's a low-frequency device and suffers from "night effect" otherwise known as sky-wave, which comes at it from above rather than from the direction of the NDB. It might be OK very close in, but I'd prefer a VOR or (dare I say it) a GPS.

Near the coast, or in hilly terrain, there's no way I'd rely on an ADF for anything at night.
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