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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