Changes: Quantum beacon

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Quantum beacon graphic — A graphic of a Quantum beacon

The quantum beacon was a device used by the Enterprise crew to reveal Suliban stealth-cruisers.

It was positron based, and had an output of 200 gigawatts. The subassembly tolerances were isolated from the emitter algorithms, which was made possible by generating a stable flux between the positronic conductors and renormalizing the tertiary wave functions.

The quantum engineering required to build it was beyond Starfleet's level; the necessary knowledge was provided by Crewman Daniels. The beacons were temporarily installed on the grappling arm, replacing the ship's usual clamps. (ENT: "Shockwave, Part I")

The beacons also proved useful against cloaked Romulan mines, but not birds-of-prey. (ENT: "Minefield")

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 The '''quantum beacon''' was a device used by the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] crew to reveal [[Suliban stealth-cruiser]]s.
-It was [[positron]] based, and had an output of 200 [[watt|gigawatts]].  The subassembly tolerances were isolated from the emitter algorithms, which was made possible by generating a stable flux between the [[positronic conductor]]s and renormalizing the tertiary wave functions.
+It was [[positron]] based, and had an output of [[watt|200 gigawatts]].  The subassembly tolerances were isolated from the emitter algorithms, which was made possible by generating a stable flux between the [[positronic conductor]]s and renormalizing the tertiary wave functions.
-The quantum engineering required to build it was beyond [[Starfleet (Earth)|Starfleet]]'s level; the necessary knowledge was provided by Crewman [[Daniels (Crewman)|Daniels]].  The beacons were temporarily installed on the grappling arm, replacing the ship's usual [[grappler|clamps]]. ''([[ENT]]: "[[Shockwave, Part I]]")''
+The quantum engineering required to build it was beyond [[Starfleet (Earth)|Starfleet]]'s level; the necessary knowledge was provided by Crewman [[Daniels (Crewman)|Daniels]].  The beacons were temporarily installed on the grappling arm, replacing the ship's usual [[grappler|clamps]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Shockwave, Part I]]")
-The beacons also proved useful against [[cloaking device|cloaked]] [[Romulan]] mines, but not [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (ENT)|birds-of-prey]]. ''([[ENT]]: "[[Minefield]]")''
+The beacons also proved useful against [[cloaking device|cloaked]] [[Romulan]] mines, but not [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|birds-of-prey]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Minefield]]")