German beacons operated on the medium-frequency band and the signals involved a two-letter Morse identifier followed by a lengthy time-lapse which enabled the Luftwaffe crews to determine the signal's bearing. The Meacon system involved separate locations for a receiver with a directional aerial and a transmitter. The receipt of the German signal by the receiver was duly passed to the transmitter, the signal to be repeated. The action did not guarantee automatic success. If the German bomber flew closer to its own beam than the Meacon then the former signal would come through the stronger on the direction finder. The reverse would apply only if the meacon were closer. COUNT 4
QSN1 The German beacons used what frequency band? ANS1 medium QSN2 What two letter identifier did the signal have? ANS2 Morse QSN3 What system used a separate locations for a receiver and a directional aerial? ANS3 Meacon QSN4 When a German bomber flew to close to its own beam what happened to the signal? ANS4 stronger on the direction finder