6-11 SUPPLEMENTARY AIRPORT INFORMATION
a. MAINTENANCE/TEST SIGNAL
(1)
A standardized Maintenance/Test Facility Identification Signal has been implemented in accordance with AFCC CEMI 500-4. This signal will be utilized on TRACALS facilities which are undergoing maintenance or test functions which require the facility to radiate an identification signal. The facility identification will be removed from service during periods when Maintenance/Test Actions render the facility unusable or unreliable for air navigation. The test signal will consist of a series of dots transmitted for three quarters of an identification cycle with the interval between dots equal to the time of each dot.
(2)
The test signal will be utilized on all USAF operating Navigational Aids, excluding those designated as part of the National Airspace System. Use of the Maintenance/Test was specifically designed to prevent the flying public from utilizing a facility during periods when the facility is required to radiate but is considered unreliable/unusable.
b. VOR RECEIVER CHECK POINTS
(1)
VOR test facility (VOT) (on selected civil and joint use airfields). VOT frequencies are listed opposite "Navigational Aids" in the Airport/Facility Directory listings in the Enroute Supplement.
(2)
Certified airborne check points (on established airways and/or in the vicinity of selected VOR facilities).
(3)
Certified check points on the airport surface (military and civil airfields).
(a)
The VOR test facility (VOT) transmits a test signal which provides users of VOR a convenient and accurate means to determine the operational status of their receivers. The facility is designed to provide a means of checking the accuracy of a VOR receiver while the aircraft is on the ground. The radiated test signal is used by tuning the receiver to the designated frequency of the test facility. With the Course Deviation Indicator centered, the course selector shall read Zero degrees with the "To-From" indicator reading "From", or the course selector should read 180 degrees with the "To-From" indicator reading "To". Should the VOR receiver be of the automatic indicating type, the indication should be 180 degrees. (This is true for all airborne receivers except Mitchell, which will indicate Zero degrees). Two means of identification are used with the VOR radiated test signal. In some cases, a continuous series of dots are used, while in others, a continuous 1020 Megahertz tone will identify the test signal. Information concerning an individual test signal can be obtained from the local Flight Service Station.
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