ground radio beacon

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• radio beacon — Fixed ground stations emitting RF (radio frequency) signals, especially those containing identification signals such as NDBs (nondirectional beacons), which enable aircraft to fix their position relative to them. These facilities normally operate …   Aviation dictionary

• radio beacon — fixed ground based radio transmitter that serves as a navigation aid in determining the direction or position for ships and aircrafts …   English contemporary dictionary

• Non-directional beacon — Radio Tower of NKR Leimen Ochsenbach, Germany This symbol denotes an NDB on an aeronaut …   Wikipedia

• Ground-controlled approach — In aviation a ground controlled approach (GCA), is a type of service provided by air traffic controllers whereby they guide aircraft to a safe landing in adverse weather conditions based on radar images. Most commonly a GCA uses information from… …   Wikipedia

• radio range — An obsolete radio directional aid that could be received by a normal wireless telegraph (W/T) receiver. A ground station transmitted repeatedly the Morse letters A or N over four sectors; the adjacent sectors were different. The overlapping of… …   Aviation dictionary

• Electric beacon — Electric beacons are a kind of beacon used with direction finding equipment to find ones relative bearing to a known location (the beacon).The term electric beacon includes radio, infrared and sonar beacons. Radio beacons A radio beacon is a… …   Wikipedia

• Marker beacon — A marker beacon is a particular type of VHF radio beacon used in aviation, usually in conjunction with an instrument landing system (ILS), to give pilots a means to determine position along an established route to a destination such as a runway.… …   Wikipedia

• Luftwaffe radio equipment (Funkgerät) of WW II — During World War II, the German Luftwaffe relied on an increasingly diverse array of communications , IFF and RDF equipment for use in their aircraft and on the ground. Most of this equipment received the generic prefix FuG for FunkGerät or Radio …   Wikipedia

• Coherent electromagnetic radio tomography — The Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography (CERTO) is a radio beacon which measures ionospheric parameters in coordination with ground receivers. CERTO provides global ionospheric maps to aid prediction of radio wave scattering. CERTO was… …   Wikipedia

• Air traffic control radar beacon system — The air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) is a system used in air traffic control (ATC) to enhance radar monitoring and separation of air traffic. ATCRBS assists ATC radars by acquiring information about the aircraft being monitored,… …   Wikipedia

• Joint Tactical Radio System — The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS, often pronounced jitters ) is planned to be the next generation voice and data radio used by the U.S. military in field operations after 2010. Launched with a Mission Needs Statement in 1997 and a subsequent …   Wikipedia