|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
radio beacon
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.
Mike Richey |
|
|
Cite this article
"radio beacon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "radio beacon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-radiobeacon.html "radio beacon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-radiobeacon.html |
|
radio beacon
radio beacon see radio range . |
|
|
Cite this article
"radio beacon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "radio beacon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-radiobea.html "radio beacon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-radiobea.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
