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meaconing

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A system of receiving radio beacon signals and rebroadcasting them on the same frequency to confuse navigation. The meaconing stations cause inaccurate bearings to be obtained by aircraft or ground stations.
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41) Meaconing is "a system of receiving radio beacon signals and rebroadcasting them on the same frequency to confuse navigation.
Asymmetrical warfare and international humanitarian law by Schmitt, Michael N. / Air Force Law Review
Using a technique known as meaconing, whereby the British flooded the various German frequencies with extra traffic, the British were able to defeat the Knickebein and X-Geraet systems.
From first to "wurst": the erosion and implosion of German technology ... by Pryor, Charles A., III / Air Force Journal of Logistics
 
 
 
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