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radio direction finder
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radio direction finder [′rād·ē·ō di′rek·shən ‚fīn·dər]
(navigation)
A radio aid to navigation that uses a rotatable loop or other highly directional antenna arrangement to determine the direction of arrival of a radio signal. Abbreviated RDF. Also known as direction finder.


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On reaching the drifting boat, which had been located with radio direction-finding equipment, the vessel towed it towards Hartlepool.
The plane and the ship would then use their radio direction-finding equipment to locate one another and determine the specific course needed to reach Howland safely.
This is possible with Cubic's digital intelligence receiver, which provides radio direction-finding, multi-channel functions and precise geolocation techniques.
 
 
 
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