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401:system. When activated, these beacons send out a
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294:A beacon was left on the Moon by crew of
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880:Terry L. Fox, WB4JFI (1984).
302:telemetry on 2276.0 MHz
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614:A Dictionary of Aviation
612:Wragg, David W. (1973).
484:Wired Equivalent Privacy
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445:signal aircraft distress
439:signal maritime distress
371:Emergency locator beacon
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128:Radio-navigation beacons
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19:Not to be confused with
981:on-line resources list"
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