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An '''etheric beam locator''' was a device frequently carried by [[the Doctor]]. It was presumably used to locate etheric | {{first pic|Dalek breasts.jpg|[[The Master (The Curse of Fatal Death)|The Master]] and his etheric beam locators. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)}})}} | ||
An '''etheric beam locator''' was a device frequently carried by [[the Doctor]]. It was presumably used to locate [[etheric beam]]s, and was also useful for detecting ion-charged emissions. | |||
When captured by [[Kaled]]s on [[Skaro]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] had an etheric beam locator in his pocket. ([[TV]]: | == History == | ||
When captured by [[Kaled]]s on [[Skaro]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] had an etheric beam locator in his pocket. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)}}) He later had it in [[London]] in [[1889]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|}}) and on [[Hephastos]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Babblesphere (audio story)}}) | |||
When faced with a bomb, the [[Sixth Doctor]] searched his pockets for an etheric beam locator. ([[AUDIO]]: | When faced with a bomb, the [[Sixth Doctor]] searched his pockets for an etheric beam locator. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Condemned (audio story)}}) | ||
The Doctor later searched for a type 7 enhancer for his etheric beam locator. ([[AUDIO]]: | The Doctor later searched for a type 7 enhancer for his etheric beam locator. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Raincloud Man (audio story)}}) | ||
While in [[Hexen Bridge]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] had a sub-etheric beam locator in his pocket. ([[PROSE]]: | While in [[Hexen Bridge]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] had a sub-etheric beam locator in his pocket. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) | ||
In [[Fortalice]], [[ | In [[Fortalice]], [[Sam Jones]] and [[Gila]] traded a dismantled and useless etheric beam locator for some [[bread]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}}) | ||
While on [[Janus Prime]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] had a sub-etheric beam locator in his pocket. ([[PROSE]]: | While on [[Janus Prime]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] had a sub-etheric beam locator in his pocket. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Janus Conjunction (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] used one of these at one point whilst searching for an etheric energy emission. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Tenth Doctor]] used one of these at one point whilst searching for an etheric energy emission. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Needle Point (short story)}}) | ||
According to {{pryce}}, "[[Dalek]] [[sense globe|bumps]]" were in actuality etheric beam locators. Following his alliance with the Daleks, {{Pryce}} began to upgrade his ageing body with "superior Dalek technology". This included not only a [[manipulator arm|plunger]] for a hand, but also two etheric beam locators on his chest, which, to [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] and [[the Doctor]]'s hilarity, resembled female [[breast]]s. Shortly thereafter, the newly-[[regeneration|regenerated]] [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Thirteenth Doctor]], finding herself in a female body for the first time, briefly mistook her actual breasts for etheric beam locators before she realised she had undergone a sex change with the regeneration. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The item that doubled as the Fourth Doctor's etheric beam locator in ''Genesis of the Daleks'' and ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' was (in real life) a Varian Klystron VA220 valve used in [[microwave]] transmission and oscillator equipment, such as television transmissions and radar technology. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.decadecounter.com/vta/tubepage.php?item=20&user=O |title=Microwave Amplifier & Oscillator Tubes |date of source= |website name=The Vintage Technology Association |accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref> | |||
The item that doubled as the Fourth Doctor's etheric beam locator in ''Genesis of the Daleks'' and ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' was (in real life) a Varian Klystron VA220 valve used in [[microwave]] transmission and oscillator equipment, such as television transmissions and radar technology. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.decadecounter.com/vta/tubepage.php?item=20&user=O |title=Microwave Amplifier & Oscillator Tubes |date of source= |website name=The Vintage Technology Association |accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref> | * In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', Etheric Beam Locators were mentioned to be part of the guidance systems in the {{iw|hitchhikers|Vogon Constructor Fleet|Vogon Constructor Fleet}}. | ||
[[File:Etheric beam locator (Doctor Who Minecraft).jpg|thumb|The etheric beam locator in the "[[Minecraft (video game)|Minecraftified]]" [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Doctor Who Minecraft (webcast)|Doctor Who Minecraft]]'')]] | |||
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An etheric beam locator was present on the [[TARDIS console (The Snowmen)|TARDIS console]] in the custom [[Minecraft (video game)|Minecraft]]-based [[desktop theme]] uploaded to the databanks of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] by the YouTuber Ben as a surprise for [[Christel Dee]]. While attempting to stop the TARDIS from crashing, Christel remembered advice from her [[Type 40 Operational Handbook]] and successfully landed on [[Minecraftia|the nearest planet]] by disabling the etheric beam locator, the [[food machine]] and the [[shield oscillator]]s so as to reroute all the power to the [[temporal Glowstone stabilisers]] and the [[Netherrack Thermocouplings]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Minecraft (webcast)}}) | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Hitchhikers}} | |||
[[Category:Devices]] | [[Category:Devices]] | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's devices]] | [[Category:The Doctor's devices]] | ||
[[Category:Locators]] | [[Category:Locators]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:10, 9 April 2024
An etheric beam locator was a device frequently carried by the Doctor. It was presumably used to locate etheric beams, and was also useful for detecting ion-charged emissions.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
When captured by Kaleds on Skaro, the Fourth Doctor had an etheric beam locator in his pocket. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)"]) He later had it in London in 1889 (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)",""]) and on Hephastos. (AUDIO: Babblesphere [+]Loading...["Babblesphere (audio story)"])
When faced with a bomb, the Sixth Doctor searched his pockets for an etheric beam locator. (AUDIO: The Condemned [+]Loading...["The Condemned (audio story)"])
The Doctor later searched for a type 7 enhancer for his etheric beam locator. (AUDIO: The Raincloud Man [+]Loading...["The Raincloud Man (audio story)"])
While in Hexen Bridge, the Seventh Doctor had a sub-etheric beam locator in his pocket. (PROSE: The Hollow Men [+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"])
In Fortalice, Sam Jones and Gila traded a dismantled and useless etheric beam locator for some bread. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"])
While on Janus Prime, the Eighth Doctor had a sub-etheric beam locator in his pocket. (PROSE: The Janus Conjunction [+]Loading...["The Janus Conjunction (novel)"])
The Tenth Doctor used one of these at one point whilst searching for an etheric energy emission. (PROSE: Needle Point [+]Loading...["Needle Point (short story)"])
According to the Master, "Dalek bumps" were in actuality etheric beam locators. Following his alliance with the Daleks, the Master began to upgrade his ageing body with "superior Dalek technology". This included not only a plunger for a hand, but also two etheric beam locators on his chest, which, to Emma and the Doctor's hilarity, resembled female breasts. Shortly thereafter, the newly-regenerated Thirteenth Doctor, finding herself in a female body for the first time, briefly mistook her actual breasts for etheric beam locators before she realised she had undergone a sex change with the regeneration. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The item that doubled as the Fourth Doctor's etheric beam locator in Genesis of the Daleks and The Talons of Weng-Chiang was (in real life) a Varian Klystron VA220 valve used in microwave transmission and oscillator equipment, such as television transmissions and radar technology. [1]
- In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Etheric Beam Locators were mentioned to be part of the guidance systems in the Vogon Constructor Fleet.
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Information from invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
An etheric beam locator was present on the TARDIS console in the custom Minecraft-based desktop theme uploaded to the databanks of the Doctor's TARDIS by the YouTuber Ben as a surprise for Christel Dee. While attempting to stop the TARDIS from crashing, Christel remembered advice from her Type 40 Operational Handbook and successfully landed on the nearest planet by disabling the etheric beam locator, the food machine and the shield oscillators so as to reroute all the power to the temporal Glowstone stabilisers and the Netherrack Thermocouplings. (WC: Doctor Who Minecraft [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Minecraft (webcast)"])
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Microwave Amplifier & Oscillator Tubes. The Vintage Technology Association. Retrieved on 6 July 2013.
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