- "It's an Alliance signal receiver. When the light starts blinking, it means we're close to a broadcasting base-homing device."
- ―A Rebel operative in the Roche asteroid field
A base-homing device broadcasted a signal to indicate the location of a hidden installation. The broadcast could be picked up by a signal receiver. Alliance bases, such as the Command Base in the Roche asteroid field, used a base-homing device to allow Alliance starships to find their location.[1]