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Direction finder is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIRECTION FINDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

direction finder

Radio direction finder

A radio direction finder is a device for finding the direction to a radio source. The basic idea is to use two or more measurements of the same signal, and then use slight differences between the measurements to determine the direction of the source. Several distinct generations of RDF systems have been used over time, following the development of new electronics. Early systems used mechanically rotated antennas that compared signal strengths in different directions, and several electronic versions of the same concept followed. Modern systems use the comparison of phase or doppler techniques which are generally simpler to automate. RDF systems can be used with any radio source, although the size of the receiver antennas are a function of the wavelength of the signal - very long wavelengths require very large antennas, and are generally used only on ground-based systems. These wavelengths are nevertheless very useful for marine navigation as they can travel very long distances and "over the horizon", which is valuable for ships when the line-of-site may be only a few tens of kilometres.

Definition of direction finder in the English dictionary

The definition of direction finder in the dictionary is a highly directional aerial system that can be used to determine the direction of incoming radio signals, used esp as a navigation aid Abbreviation: D/F, DF.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECTION FINDER

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Synonyms and antonyms of direction finder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «direction finder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECTION FINDER

Find out the translation of direction finder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of direction finder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «direction finder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

测向仪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

radiogoniómetro
570 millions of speakers

English

direction finder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिशा खोजक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

معين الاتجاه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пеленгатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direção localizador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দেশ সন্ধানকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

goniomètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencari arah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peiler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

方向探知器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방향 찾기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arah finder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hướng tìm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திசை கண்டுபிடிப்பான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिशा शोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yön bulucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

direction finder
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Namiernik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пеленгатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

direcție căutare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ραδιογωνιόμετρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rigting Well
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

riktning finder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retning finder
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECTION FINDER»

Discover the use of direction finder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to direction finder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Organizational Maintenance Repair Parts and Special Tools ...
11-5826-225-20P ) HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 15 August 1977 ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS FOR DIRECTION FINDER SET AN/ARN-83 (NSN ...
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Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved
After explaining to Manning the function of the Bendix receiver's controls, Remmlein turned on the power to the radio direction-finder; its on-off switch was located on the loop coupler control box. Remmlein took great care to explain to Manning ...
Elgen M. Long, Marie K. Long, 2000
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Radio Monitoring: Problems, Methods and Equipment
Radio direction finder accuracy is defined by the angular error of bearing. Usually , radio direction finder accuracy can be characterized by the root-mean-square ( RMS) error of bearing, determined as: δ = √ √ √ √ 1 N where θi is the true ...
Anatoly Rembovsky, Alexander Ashikhmin, Vladimir Kozmin, 2009
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French Dictionary of Information Technology: French/English, ...
... m radio direction finder; ~ à antenne fixe fixed direction finder; fixed- aerial finder; ~ à antennes espacées spaced-aerial direction finder; ~ à basculement du diagramme switched-beam direction finder; ~ à cadre rotating-loop direction finder; ...
Terry R. Pyper, 1989
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Navigation Control Manual
Siting of direction finder installation 33(1) The direction finder shall be so sited that efficient determination of radio bearings by means of the direction finder will not be affected by extraneous noises. (2)(a) The direction finder antenna system  ...
A G Bole, C E Nicholls, W O Dineley, 2013
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Azimuth and Elefvation Direction Finder Techniques
This contract was initiated under the United States Army Project 5A6 79191 D902 ~05~ll "Azimuth and Elevation Direction Finder Techniques". The work is administered under the direction of the Electronics Warfare Division, Advanced ...
J.E. Ferris and W.E. Zimmerman, 1968
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Bureau of Standards journal of research
11, December 1933 l RADIO DIRECTION FINDER FOR USE ON AIRCRAFT By Wilbur S. Hinman, Jr. abstract A new type of radio direction finder is described which does away with phasing liiliculties by using a single loop antenna having a  ...
United States. National Bureau of Standards, 1934
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Operator's and organizational maintenance manual: radio ...
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual tells about installing, operating and maintaining the AN/PRD-ll Radio Receiver Direction Finder Set at the operator and organizational maintenance level. You will find descriptions and configurations ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1985
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Analysis of the Spiral Antenna Direction Finder
A study was made of a method previously suggested for constructing a passive direction finder capable of determining the azimuth and elevation of an electromagnetic wavefront.
Peter B. Johnson, HARRY DIAMOND LABS WASHINGTON D C., 1964
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National Institute of Standards and Technology Special ...
The Bureau of Standards began work on radio navigation for the military during World War I. Since military aircraft did not fly on fixed airways, they required direction-determination service on independent courses. The radio direction finder, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECTION FINDER»

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Billfish fishing in South Carolina has changed immensely over last …
“For years, all we had was a radio direction finder (RDF) and a compass. We relied on that compass. The Morris Island and Sullivan's Island ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
2
Billfish boom: The evolution of offshore fishing in South Carolina
“For years, all we had was a radio direction finder (RDF) and a compass. We relied on that compass. The Morris Island and Sullivan's Island ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
3
'Cat's eyes' visible in July
Then it is time for a quick direction finder primer. If you know where the sun rises from your home base, then stand with your right shoulder ... «Valley morning Star, Jun 15»
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Column: The First, Brief Flight of Dartmouth Airways
“Clayt, where is your direction finder or whatever it's called?” “We just follow the Connecticut River,” he said. “No problem.” It was very exciting. «Valley News, Jun 15»
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Teenagers stretch their wings during Civil Air Patrol training
Logan Burkmier, 16, of Newport, Mich., holds a direction finder while talking to Seth Jenkins, 12, of Monroe during a Civil Air Patrol camp at ... «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
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Rockwell Collins to provide radios for U.S. and Australian P-8A …
Rockwell Collins is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the DF 430 aircraft direction finder, the RTP 4230 radio tuner panel, and ... «Intelligent Aerospace, Jun 15»
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Paris Air Show 2015: Indonesia buys two AS365s for SAR missions
... completed, and customised by PTDI with mission equipment including hoists, flotation systems, direction finder, an electronic optical system, ... «IHS Jane's 360, Jun 15»
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Boating safety a priority for U.S. Coast Guard
"We have a radio direction finder, you don't even have to be transmitting verbally. As long as you're keyed up on a certain channel." Boats also ... «WKBW-TV, Jun 15»
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Flight navigation system market by flight instruments forecast …
The avionics systems considered in this report are radar, hyperbolic navigation systems, GNSS, ILS, INS, VOR/DME, Automatic Direction Finder ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»
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Veteran mariner brings sail down on 50 years non-stop racing
Navigation was done by dead reckoning with a radio direction finder and a chart. "I don't know how close we were to positioning, but we were able to navigate," ... «KBZK Bozeman News, Jun 15»

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