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[[File:Ankari summoning beacon.jpg|thumb|left|An active summoning beacon.]] A summoning beacon is was a device used by the [[Ankari]] to summon their "spirits of good fortune", which were [[nucleogenic lifeform]]s from another dimension.  In [[2371]], the ''USS Equinox'' witnessed this device in use by way of receiving supplies from the [[Ankari]].<br> The Equinox crew subsequently purchased their own beacon in order to summon the lifeforms for study.   In [[2376]], the [[USS Voyager]] contacted the [[Ankari]] for assistance.<br> An Ankari used the '''summoning beacon''' and acted as an intermediary between [[Kathryn Janeway]] and the aliens.      [[category:engineering]][[category:misc tech]]