diff --git a/game/dcs/beacons.py b/game/dcs/beacons.py
index 0335238f..04b96ddc 100644
--- a/game/dcs/beacons.py
+++ b/game/dcs/beacons.py
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ class Beacons:
 
         beacons = {}
         for bid, beacon in json.loads(beacons_file.read_text()).items():
-            beacons[bid] = Beacon(**beacon)
+            beacons[bid] = Beacon(
+                name=beacon["name"],
+                callsign=beacon["callsign"],
+                beacon_type=BeaconType(beacon["beacon_type"]),
+                hertz=beacon["hertz"],
+                channel=beacon["channel"],
+            )
         cls._by_terrain[theater.terrain.name] = beacons
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/game/radio/tacan.py b/game/radio/tacan.py
index 07eca28c..fb7bd42f 100644
--- a/game/radio/tacan.py
+++ b/game/radio/tacan.py
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ class OutOfTacanChannelsError(RuntimeError):
         super().__init__(f"No available channels in TACAN {band.value} band")
 
 
-class TacanChannelInUseError(RuntimeError):
-    """Raised when attempting to reserve an in-use channel."""
-
-    def __init__(self, channel: TacanChannel) -> None:
-        super().__init__(f"{channel} is already in use")
-
-
 class TacanRegistry:
     """Manages allocation of TACAN channels."""
 
@@ -116,10 +109,5 @@ class TacanRegistry:
 
         Args:
             channel: The channel to reserve.
-
-        Raises:
-            TacanChannelInUseError: The given channel is already in use.
         """
-        if channel in self.allocated_channels:
-            raise TacanChannelInUseError(channel)
         self.allocated_channels.add(channel)
diff --git a/tests/test_tacan.py b/tests/test_tacan.py
index 5f2179e4..0b1e4b23 100644
--- a/tests/test_tacan.py
+++ b/tests/test_tacan.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from game.radio.tacan import (
     OutOfTacanChannelsError,
     TacanBand,
     TacanChannel,
-    TacanChannelInUseError,
     TacanRegistry,
     TacanUsage,
 )
@@ -72,9 +71,8 @@ def test_reserve_all_valid_a2a() -> None:
 
 def test_reserve_again() -> None:
     registry = TacanRegistry()
-    with pytest.raises(TacanChannelInUseError):
-        registry.mark_unavailable(TacanChannel(1, TacanBand.X))
-        registry.mark_unavailable(TacanChannel(1, TacanBand.X))
+    registry.mark_unavailable(TacanChannel(1, TacanBand.X))
+    registry.mark_unavailable(TacanChannel(1, TacanBand.X))
 
 
 def test_tacan_parsing() -> None: