radiobeacon
Aerial navigation signal
A radiobeacon is a fixed radio transmitter that broadcasts a signal to help ships and aircraft determine their position or navigate toward a destination.
Beacons may transmit continuously or at intervals, often with distinctive identifiers.
The term appears in aviation and maritime contexts: The pilot tuned to the radiobeacon's frequency.
Also written as two words: radio beacon.
Severe anxiety or suffering
- SOSMorse distress code
- rescueSave from harm
- ELTInstructing non-native speakers
- locatorThing that finds position
mayday · alert · survival · lifeboat · search · recovery · crash · shipwreck
Navigation reference location
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
latitude · longitude · nautical · maritime · mariner · piloting · sailing · oceanic
Sending of information
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
broadcast · wavelength · modulation · carrier · propagation · bandwidth · spectrum · pulse
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
locator · mayday · alert · survival · lifeboat · search · recovery · crash · shipwreck · downed
waypoint
Navigation reference location
GPS · latitude · longitude · nautical · maritime · mariner · piloting · sailing · oceanic · lighthouse
transmission
Sending of information
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
receiver · broadcast · wavelength · modulation · carrier · propagation · bandwidth · spectrum · pulse · omnidirectional
runway
Paved path for planes
- approachWay of handling something
- localizerDevice pinpointing exact location
- markerSomething that signals location
outer · middle · inner · instrument · landing · glide · airfield · aerodrome · touchdown · threshold
radiobeaconlighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
fog horn · signal fire · daymark · leading light · semaphore
radiobeaconradar reflector
Device returning radio signals
landmark · seamark · natural landmark · dead reckoning · celestial navigation
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