Editing Interplexing Beacon

[[File:Interplexing beacon.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An Interplexing beacon under construction]]

An [[Interplexing Beacon]] is a type of [[subspace]] transmitter that allows long distance communication. They are frequently utilized by the [[Borg Collective]] to maintain communications with one another across long distances, such as from the [[Alpha Quadrant]] to the [[Delta Quadrant]]. Interplexing beacons can be found in the [[Cranial Implant]]s of [[Borg Drone]]s, and each drone has a distinct [[Translink Frequency]].

In 2063, a group of [[Borg]] from 2373 attempted to construct an interplexing beacon on the deflector dish of the USS Enterprise-E, so they could contact the Borg of that time period and call for reinforcements. They were thwarted by [[Rank|Captain]] Picard, Lieutenant Commander Worf and Lieutenant Hawk, who disengaged the deflector from the ship and then destroyed it. (Star Trek: First Contact)

In 2375, Seven of Nine received a set of phase corrections through her interplexing beacon during USS Voyager's [[Quantum Slipstream Drive|Quantum Slipstream]] flight, that collapsed the slipstream and saved the ship from destruction. The message had been sent by a future Harry Kim from an alternate timeline. (VOY: "Timeless")

Later that year, a team aboard the Delta Flyer sent Seven of Nine a covert message through her interplexing beacon while she was aboard the Unicomplex. Nevertheless, the [[Borg Queen]] detected the transmission and was able to trace it back to the Flyer. (VOY: "Dark Frontier") 

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