radio range beacon

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a radio transmitter that utilizes two or more directional antennas and transmits signals differing with direction, permitting a flier receiving a signal to determine his or her approximate bearing from the transmitter without a radio compass.

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Origin of radio range beacon

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby radio range beacon

radiophonic, radiophosphorus, radiophotograph, radiophylaxis, radioprotection, radio range beacon, radio receiver, radioreceptor, radioresistant, radioscope, radioscopy

How to use radio range beacon in a sentence

The email appears to have been a relatively common attempt to gain personal information from a wide range of unwitting victims.
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Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
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They just reflect the range of breeds that were used to create the Heck cattle in the first instance.
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The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
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During coverage of that issue, Farrell went on a WSMB AM radio talk show to defend Duke.
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It is the experience of such that the voice may be extended in its range in both directions at once.
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It is ordinarily considered that the range of the speaking voice is very limited as compared with the singer's range.
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And could it not be extended from its present limited range until it reached practically the whole adolescent community?
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Pitch corresponds to the range of the voice, and expresses affection or attraction.
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That, and a range war that grew out of the killing, and some kind of a business deal just about broke them.
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