Portable beacon
A portable beacon, also known as a landing beacon, was a a one meter-long device that transmitted signals that could be received only by sensors. It was able to transmit a signal to a range of 10,000 kilometers from a planet's surface. It usually broadcast a simple signal to mark a landing zone, but could be reprogrammed with a datapad to broadcast a warning or distress signal.
It had a pointed end that could be used to embed it in the ground, but it also came with a tripod that allowed it to be mounted on a hard flat surface.
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
"The Mask of Darth Nihilus"—The Unknown Regions- "A Night at Tosche Station" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
"Class Reunion" – Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (as landing beacon)- "Blood Inheritance" – Tapani Sector Instant Adventures
"Harm's Way"—The Kathol Rift (as landing beacon)- Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest (First mentioned) (as landing beacon)
- Legacy of the Force: Inferno (as navigation beacon)
- Crosscurrent
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters (as landing beacon)
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition (as landing beacon)
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook (as landing beacon)
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook (as landing beacon)
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook (as landing beacon)
- The Unknown Regions