calibration radio beacon

calibration radio beacon

[′kal·ə‚brā·shən ′rād·ē·ō ‚bē·kən]

(navigation)

A special radio beacon operated primarily for calibrating shipboard radio direction-finders; it transmits either continuously during scheduled hours or upon request.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.