radio compass
Example Sentences
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But radio compass bearings were relatively new navigational aids at the time and not trusted by veteran mariners.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2019
That was to be his job, to pick up weather signals midair; to study the air tides, take the radio compass bearings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The resulting position tallied with that indicated by the radio compass.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lana had scarcely soared out of sight of Guadalcanal when it was discovered that the near-misses at the field had knocked out her radio and radio compass.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Now I'm going to test that radio compass and see what may be expected of it in the morning if we don't find Mr. Crusoe to-night, which isn't very likely."
From The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands by Duffield, J. W.
