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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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radio beacon, a land-based radio station which transmits characteristic medium-frequency radio signals the bearing of which can be measured from a ship fitted with a
radio direction finder and so provide the navigator with a
position line. For this purpose the system is now largely obsolete, but radio beacon stations are now used in over 30 countries, including most European maritime countries, for monitoring DGPS (Differential Global Navigation Satellite System) services for
satellite navigation. When the network is complete some 126 stations will be operational.
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Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 12/13/2002; ; 700+ words
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Beacon Power's Affiliate, Satcon Technology Corporation, to Distribute Five Million Beacon Power Shares.
Business Wire; 9/13/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2001 SatCon's CEO and Outside Director to Remain on Beacon Power's Board; Other Relationships with Beacon Power Remain Unchanged Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq: BCON) announced today that it has been advised by...
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Beacon Power Applies to Move to Nasdaq Small CAP Market.
Business Wire; 6/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 Beacon Power Elects To Apply For Listing of its...Ensure Continuity of its Nasdaq Listing. Beacon Power Corporation, (Nasdaq: BCON...SmallCap Market. On June 12, 2002, Beacon Power Corporation received a Nasdaq Staff...
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Beacon blankets: for collectors in search of warm friends, these vibrant, long-wearing covers are a dream come true.(antiques)
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Beacon Solutions Announces Availability of SmallcapInsights.com Article.
Business Wire; 7/14/2009; 700+ words
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Beacon Announces New Management Team; Expanded team to provide additional leadership as company grows.
PR Newswire; 7/18/2002; 670 words
; INDIANAPOLIS -- Beacon Services, LLC. (Beacon), a rapidly growing medical services organization, today...Paula A. Hall, M.D. and Michael S. Mosher is part of Beacon's new direction and focus on the delivery of high quality...
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Beacon Contracts with Women's Health Care, Inc.; Company to Begin Work on Practice's Debt Collection.
PR Newswire; 8/16/2002; 684 words
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Beacon Eye Institute Completes Acquisition - Strategically Expanding Laser Vision Correction Services in Ontario.
Business Wire; 9/24/1997; 700+ words
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Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
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Beacon Education Management, Inc.
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education
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Chancellor Beacon Academies, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
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Beacon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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beacon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
beacon. 1. Normally a stake surmounted...water level is marked by local beacons, often withies. 2. A prominent...is an increasing demand for lit beacons. For radar beacons see racon ; ramark . See also EPIRB ; radio beacon .
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