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==Typical service ranges of non-directional beacons (NDBs)== Non-directional beacons in North America are classified by power output: "low" power rating is less than 50 watts; "medium" from 50 W to 2,000 W; and "high" at more than 2,000 W.<ref>{{cite web | title=ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) | url=http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/ADF.htm | work=Navigation Systems β Level 3 | publisher=ALLSTAR Network | date=May 4, 2008 | access-date=17 October 2010 | archive-date=28 December 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228212435/http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/ADF.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! [[Non-directional beacon #Types of NDBs|Class]] of NDB, by power rating ! Transmission power output, [[watt]]s (W) ! Effective range, nautical miles ([[nautical mile|nmi]]) |- | Locator beacon | 0β25 | 15 |- | Low | 0β50 | 25 |- | Medium | 50β2,000 | 50 |- | High | 2,000+ | 75 |}
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