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  2. Radar beacon - Wikipedia

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    Radar beacon (short: racon) is – according to article 1.103 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR) [1] – defined as "A transmitter-receiver associated with a fixed navigational mark which, when triggered by a radar, automatically returns a distinctive signal which can appear on the display of the ...

  3. Rayon - Wikipedia

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    Rayon, also called viscose [1] and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, [2] is a semi-synthetic fiber, [3] made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. [4] It has the same molecular structure as cellulose.

  4. Track while scan - Wikipedia

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    Track while scan. Track-while-scan ( TWS) is a mode of radar operation in which the radar allocates part of its power to tracking a target or targets (up to forty with modern radar) while part of its power is allocated to scanning. It is similar to but functions differently in comparison to its counterparts range-while-search (RWS), long range ...

  5. Aviation transponder interrogation modes - Wikipedia

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    The aviation transponder interrogation modes are the standard formats of pulsed sequences from an interrogating Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) or similar Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. The reply format is usually referred to as a "code" from a transponder, which is used to determine detailed information from a ...

  6. Sabbath mode - Wikipedia

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    Sabbath mode. Sabbath mode, also known as Shabbos mode (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or Shabbat mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including ovens, [1] dishwashers, [2] and refrigerators, [3] which is intended to allow the appliances to be used (subject to various constraints) by Shabbat-observant Jews on the Shabbat and Jewish ...

  7. Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site - Wikipedia

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    The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range ), is a missile test range in Marshall Islands ( Pacific Ocean ). It covers about 750,000 square miles (1,900,000 km 2) and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island ...

  8. KLJ-7 - Wikipedia

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    KLJ-7. In look down mode 100 km for 5m 2 RCS (V1) [1] 120 km for KLJ-7A. The KLJ-7, also referred to as the Type 1478, is an X band airborne fire-control radar (FCR) developed by Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology (NRIET), also known as the China Electronics Technology Company's (CETC's) No. 14 Research Institute. In December ...

  9. Situation awareness - Wikipedia

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    Situational understanding. Situation awareness is sometimes confused with the term "situational understanding." In the context of military command and control applications, situational understanding refers to the "product of applying analysis and judgment to the unit's situation awareness to determine the relationships of the factors present and form logical conclusions concerning threats to ...

  10. Awareness ribbon - Wikipedia

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    Awareness ribbon. A person wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness and support of AIDS. Awareness ribbons are symbols meant to show support or raise consciousness for a cause. Different colors and patterns are associated with different issues. Yellow ribbons, in the United States, are used to show that a close family member is abroad in ...

  11. Reykon - Wikipedia

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    Andrés Felipe Robledo Londoño (born 12 December 1986), [1] better known as Reykon " El Líder " " Pel mazo " , is a reggaeton performer from Colombia. [2] He is considered one of the biggest proponents of Latin America's reggaeton music genre. [3] He is from Envigado, Antioquia. [4]