Unattended transmitters, housed in buoys anchored near channel and harbor approaches before war, aided ships through difficult waters when abnormal conditions reduced effectiveness of lights, bells and horns; pilots identified buoys by their emitted characteristic codes; radio direction finders were then used to "run them down."


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    Title :

    Buoy radiobeacons for inshore navigation


    Additional title:

    Electronics


    Published in:

    Electronics ; 16 , n 7


    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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