Transmitter: Difference between revisions

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A transmitter is an electronic signaling device that transmits a signal on specified frequencies for homing and identification.

One such transmitter allows the Terran shuttle Lunar Avion to track and automatically land on Paradeen ^{(TOS: "Greetings From Earth")}.

Boomer rigs a portable identification transmitter for Apollo and Starbuck to carry in their mission, knowing that the only way they can leave the basestar is aboard a Cylon craft. It is attuned to the Colonial attack frequencies and reads as a "flashing red dot" on an attack scanner ^{(TOS: "Greetings From Earth")}.

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The various scanners, the personal communicator, and transmitter tend to be similar, as they are variations of the same prop re-used and redressed throughout the series.

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-[[File:TOS - WOTG1 - Handheld Scanner.jpg|thumb|A close-up of [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]'s scanner while attempting to scan Count [[Iblis]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.]]
+[[File:TOS - The Hand of God - Transmitter.jpg|thumb|An identification transmitter dropped during the hasty escape from the {{TOS|Cylon}} {{TOS|basestar}} {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]
-Colonials employ a '''handheld scanner''' of electronic instrumentality with a variety of purposes.
+A '''transmitter''' is an electronic signaling device that transmits a signal on specified frequencies for homing and identification.
-Handheld scanners are typically palm-sized and affixed to equipment belts, including the weapon's belt worn by [[Colonial Warrior|Colonial Warriors]]. Some scanners have electronic components, such as chips and transistors, fixed atop a haircell textured shell {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.
+One such transmitter allows the [[Terra|Terran]] shuttle ''[[Lunar Avion]]'' to track and automatically land on [[Paradeen]] {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.
-[[File:TOS - GFE - Medical Scanner.jpg|thumb|A handheld scanner used by [[Cassiopeia]] on [[Michael]] {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.]]
-[[Medtech|Medtechs]] employ similar handheld devices capable of recording a person's life signs and physical condition {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.
+[[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] rigs a portable identification transmitter for [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] to carry in their mission, knowing that the only way they can leave the [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]] is aboard a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] craft. It is attuned to the Colonial attack frequencies and reads as a "flashing red dot" on an attack [[scanner]]  {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.
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 == Notes ==
-* The various scanners, the [[personal communicator]], and [[transmitter]] tend to be similar, as they are variations of the same prop re-used and redressed throughout the series.
+* The various [[Handheld scanner|scanners]], the [[personal communicator]], and transmitter tend to be similar, as they are variations of the same prop re-used and redressed throughout the series.
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