Test of XBC Radio Beacon Equipment

Abstract

The XBC Experimental Radio Beacon Equipment was designed for navigational guidance and control of landing craft. It consisted of a radio transmitting system with a dual beam antenna installed on a ship from which landing operations are to be made and a radio receiving system installed in the landing craft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1943
Accession Number
AD1166420

Entities

People

  • Len G. Robbins
  • Oscar Norgorden

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beacons
  • Communication Equipment
  • Guidance
  • Landing Craft
  • Navigational Aids
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radio Beacons
  • Radio Equipment
  • Ships
  • Transmitting

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.