radio beacon
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radio transmitter to identify a location for navigation aid
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Encyclopedic overview
The remaining tower on Borough Hill in the UK is used as a radio beacon for aircraft navigation.
In navigation, a radio beacon or radiobeacon is a kind of beacon, a device that marks a fixed location and allows direction-finding equipment to find relative bearing. It is a fixed-position radio transmitter which radiates radio waves which are received by navigation instruments on ships, aircraft or vehicles.
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