Whakatane NDB-DME

New Zealand / Bay of Plenty / Whakatane /
 NDB - non-directional beacon, DME - distance measuring equipment
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note: image is misaligned (Aug 2008), pointing at beacon on current image. Coordinates below are valid.

Coordinates: -37.92466 176.91546
Elevation (feet): 20
Frequency (kHz): 362
Range (nm): 30
ID: WK
Name: Whakatane NDB-DME

A Non-directional beacon (NDB) is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures distance from the aircraft to the start of the runway by timing the propagation delay of VHF or UHF radio signals.
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