radioscope

British

/ ˈreɪdɪəʊˌskəʊp /

noun

an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy

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Its radioscope tracks a bugged automobile 240 km. away.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the lower chamber or dome of a virator I have connected the receiving apparatus of a radioscope, first removing the image surface.

From Zarlah the Martian by Grisewood, R. Norman (Robert Norman)

The room was a small one, just large enough, indeed, to operate the radioscope, which was exactly the same as the one in the room I had just quitted.

From Zarlah the Martian by Grisewood, R. Norman (Robert Norman)

You will not observe any image, owing to my having removed the lenses of the radioscope, but your instrument will glow in response to the current.

From Zarlah the Martian by Grisewood, R. Norman (Robert Norman)

Immediately upon my arrival, I had prepared the virator for my journey back to Earth by substituting the projecting apparatus of the radioscope for the receiving apparatus.

From Zarlah the Martian by Grisewood, R. Norman (Robert Norman)

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