radio beacon

A fixed radio transmitter that broadcasts distinctive signals as a navigational aid.

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radio beacon

(Telecommunications) a fixed radio transmitting station that broadcasts a characteristic signal by means of which a vessel or aircraft can determine its bearing or position. Sometimes shortened to: beacon

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ra′dio bea`con

a transmitter that sends out a distinctive signal as a navigational aid for ships and aircraft.

[1915–20]

radio beacon

A radio transmitter which emits a distinctive or characteristic signal used for the determination of bearings, courses, or location.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	radio beacon - a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
	2.	radio beacon - a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes beacon radio station - station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts

Translations

radiomajakka

radiophare

radiofaro

radiolatarnia

радиомаяк

radio beacon

n → radiofaro

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Fr O'Callaghan, from Ballycotton, said: "The night the Maggie B sank, the Epirb Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon was not working.

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Mobile Tracker devices have long been one of the most effective ways of recovering stolen cars and if a thief knows that a car he has taken is likely to located by a built-in radio beacon, then the chances are he'll move on and look elsewhere.

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An automatic radio beacon also alerted Securicor's HQ that one of their crew was in trouble after the van hit the hole with such force that its rear doors burst open.

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Proposed experiments include a radio beacon orbiting the planet Mercury to detect changes in the gravitational constant, another space-based facility to detect gravitational radiation and a test to study Einstein's general theory of relativity to an accuracy of 1 part in 1 quintillion (10.sup.18).

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The range of the 5-watt handhelds, of course, limits effectiveness; in a high-seas abandon-ship scenario nothing beats an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or EPIRB, whose signal is detectable by satellites.

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The yacht owner and his wife, from Devon, had dumped their 18-year-old emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) in a skip at Ardfern Yacht Centre in Argyll where their boat is moored.

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Having already faced a 45ft freak wave, the crew's the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon was triggered by heavy seas which hit the craft while she was on sea anchor.

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And just in case there really is big trouble, Spirit carries an emergency personal indicator radio beacon. Once activated, a unique signal identifying the boat and its location to within one square mile, is transmitted to passing ships and aircraft.

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The stranded mariners triggered their emergency position-indicating radio beacon and the signal was picked up via satellite by staff at a rescue centre in the Azores.

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In addition, the role of the lander as a fixed radio beacon will allow a number of experiments in celestial mechanics, such as detailed measurements of the motions of Phobos relative to Mars.

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