radio compass
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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
On the airway between Dayton, Ohio, and Moundsville, W. Va., the Army Air Service has installed a "radio compass," with electric oscillations flashing between the towers at either end of the airway.
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
Another development which is being used by the navigators flying the Atlantic is the radio compass.
From Opportunities in Aviation by Arthur Sweetser
