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SUPPLEMENT
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CESSNA
8OO
ADF
(TYPE
R-õ468)
SUPPLEMENT
CESSNA
3OO
ADF
(Type
R-546E)
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GENERAL
The
Cessna
SO0 ADF is a
panel-mounted,
digitally
tuned
automatic
direotion
finder.
It is designed to
provide
continuous
1
kHz
digital
tuning
selection
are shown
and described in another
supplement
in
this section.
The Cessna 300 ADF can be used for
position
plotting
and
homing
procedures,
and for
aural
recoption
of
amplitude-modulated
(AM)
signals.
With the function seleotor knob at ADF, the Cessna
300
ADF
provides
a
visual indication,
on
the
bearing
indicator,
of
the
bearing to the
transmit-
ting station relative
to the nose of
the
airplane.
This
is done
by combining
signals
from the
sense antenna with signals
from the
loop
antenna.
With the function seloctor
knob
at REC, the Cessna
300
ADF uses
only
the sense antenna and
operates &s a, conventional
low-frequency
receiver.
The
Cessna
300 ,{DF is designed
to receive transmission
from
the
following
radio facilities: commercial
AM broadcast
stations,
low-
frequency
range
stations,
non-directional
radio beacons,
ILS
compass
locators,
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LIMITATIONS
There is no
ohange to the
airplane limitations
when
this
avionic
equipment is Ínstallod.
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May
1980
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