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marker beacon

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marker beacon [′märk·ər ‚bē·kən]
(navigation)
A low-power radio beacon transmitting a signal to designate a small area, as an aid to navigation.


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Very much an object building, it utterly dominates its surroundings, visible from every part of the course like marker beacon.
It performs functional testing, signal generation and calibration of Marker Beacon (MKR), VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR), Instrument Landing System (ILS) and VHF/UHF Communications (COMM) avionics systems.
Tel-Instrument provides equipment to test a wide range of avionics, including VHF/UHF Communication, VOR, ILS, Marker Beacon, DME, TCAS, TACAN, and Transponders/Interrogators (Modes 1, 2, 3/A, 4, C and S).
 
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