radio beacon
noun
: a radio transmitting station that transmits special radio signals for use (as on a landing field) in determining the direction or position of those receiving them
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Astronomers have discovered a new celestial object, a compact radio beacon located in the galaxy NGS 4945, about 12 million light-years away.
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New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Beginning in the 1970s, for example, the Soviet Union deployed over 1,000 RTGs in northwestern Russia to power its uncrewed lighthouses, radio beacons, and weather stations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
According to the Coast Guard, an emergency position-indicating radio beacon registered to the boat was also activated and alerted them that the distress signal originated just south of Point Couverden in the Icy Strait.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
An emergency position-indicating radio beacon alert was also received and that located the vessel south of Point Couverden, near Juneau, in Icy Strait, the statement said.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Beginning in the 1970s, for example, the Soviet Union deployed over 1,000 RTGs in northwestern Russia to power its uncrewed lighthouses, radio beacons, and weather stations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
According to the Coast Guard, an emergency position-indicating radio beacon registered to the boat was also activated and alerted them that the distress signal originated just south of Point Couverden in the Icy Strait.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
An emergency position-indicating radio beacon alert was also received and that located the vessel south of Point Couverden, near Juneau, in Icy Strait, the statement said.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Radio beacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20beacon. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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