The sign on the gate says NATS are responsible for this air navigational aid.
Unfortunately modern technology is making these navigational aids redundant. Commercial planes and pilots are using GPS instead. In the UK these air navigational aids are being turned off, From 46 to 19 active stations. These are now backup systems.
Probably best viewed from the road.
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Article on (
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"UK VORs – Replacement/Withdrawal Programme
September 2, 2015
The current VORs in the UK infrastructure is under review, no longer in use by airlines except for emergency fall-back procedures. The current 46 VORs may be progressively reduced to 19 (newly equipped) VORs over the next few years as each comes up for renewal, all existing ones having already exceeded their operational lives. This strategy was presented to the aviation organisations in 2008 via NATMAC and accepted. Any DMEs associated with VORs will remain, and the current positions of any removed VORs will be marked with waypoints or IFR reporting points to aid GNSS training and navigation.
Latest notification concerns Clacton VOR which will be off-air from 4th January 2017 for 3-4 months as new modern equipment is installed. The DME will be off too. "
The technical listing has.
"Type:VOR/DME
Frequency: 115.70
Channel: 104X
Usage: Both High and Low Level
Radio Class: Normal anticipated interference-free service:below 18,000 feet: 40nm
14,500 - 17,999 feet: 100nm (contiguous 48 US States only)
18,000 feet to FL450 - 130nm
Above FL450 - 100nm
Frequency Protection: 080/50
Latitude: 53° 03' 14.00" N ( 53.0539)
Longitude: 001° 40' 12.00" W ( -1.67)
Elevation: 00968 ft.
Magnetic Variation: W003376 0103
World Area Code: 171
Slaved/Assigned Variation: W00400197"
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