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Rakon Limited
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ra⋅con

  [rey-kon]
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–noun
radar beacon.
Origin:
1940–45, Americanism; ra(dar bea)con
Rakon Limited
Frequency control solutions TCXO, OCXO, VCXO, Quartz Crystals
www.rakon.com
RECON™ - Official Site
Unique Truck Lighting Components. Buy Direct from RECON™ Accessories.
www.GoRECON.com

radar beacon

 
–noun
a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
Also called racon.

Origin:
1940–45
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racon
radar beacon
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