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n.a type of radio compass that indicates automatically the direction of the station to which it is tuned, used esp. on aircraft
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automatic direction finder
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automatic direction finder — n. a type of radio compass that indicates automatically the direction of the station to which it is tuned, used esp. on aircraft … English World dictionary
automatic direction finder — automatic direction finder, a radio receiving set that automatically indicates the direction of the station or stations to which it is tuned, used especially on aircraft … Useful english dictionary
Automatic Direction Finder — Ein Radiokompass, auch ADF (engl. automatic direction finder ), RDF (engl. radio direction finder), oder Funkkompass ist eine bordseitige Empfangsanlage zur Funknavigation mittels Funkpeilung zu einem NDB (dtsch. ungerichtetes Funkfeuer ) oder zu … Deutsch Wikipedia
Automatic Direction Finder — Radiocompas Un radiocompas ou radiogoniomètre est un récepteur radio embarqué à bord d un navire ou d un avion lui permettant de recevoir et d indiquer la direction de balises ou de radiophares. Ce récepteur comporte une rose graduée de 0 à 360° … Wikipédia en Français
automatic direction finder — Equipment to determine the direction from which an electromagnetic signal is being generated. It can either be airborne or ground based equipment. It operates in medium or low frequencies, consists of basically a loop aerial, and gives the null… … Aviation dictionary
automatic direction finder — noun a radio navigation aid. Abbrev.: ADF …
direction finder — A radio receiver equipped with a directional sensing antenna used to take bearings on a radio transmitter. Specialized radio direction finders are used in aircraft as air navigation aids. Others are ground based, primarily to obtain a “fix” on a… … Aviation dictionary
Radio direction finder — Civil Air Patrol members practice using a handheld radio direction finder to locate an emergency locator transmitter … Wikipedia
Radio direction finder — Ein Radiokompass, auch ADF (engl. automatic direction finder ), RDF (engl. radio direction finder), oder Funkkompass ist eine bordseitige Empfangsanlage zur Funknavigation mittels Funkpeilung zu einem NDB (dtsch. ungerichtetes Funkfeuer ) oder zu … Deutsch Wikipedia
direction finder — Synonyms and related words: Bourdon tube, Gyropilot, Gyrosin compass, HFDF, Mach meter, RDF, absolute altimeter, accelerometer, aerial reconnaissance camera, aerometer, aeroscope, air log, altigraph, altimeter, ammeter, anemograph, anemometer,… … Moby Thesaurus
