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Subject:Re: Will GPS ever really replace ADF/DME?
From:Steven P. McNicoll
Date:Wed Oct 02 16:10:26 2002
>From: Ron Rosenfeld ronrosenfeld@nospam.org
>Date: 10/2/02 2:58 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id:
>
>
>There are a few stations (and EPM is one of them) where the only way to get
>the local altimeter setting, and take advantage of the lowest IFR approach
>minimums, is via the ADF receiver. That setting is NOT available from ATC
>or FSS.
>

I dont think you need an ADF to get the altimeter setting. I have a Sony
radio that tunes 260 just fine. The altimeter setting could also be relayed
from another aircraft that has an ADF.


>
>So if you have a similar situation, you should keep the ADF. Otherwise I
>cant think of a good reason.
>

Even if an ADF was truly the only way to obtain the altimeter setting, it seems
a pretty high price to lower minimums by 160 feet.

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