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radio detection

The detection of the presence of an object by radiolocation without precise determination of its position. [JP 1-02]

radio direction-finding [RDF]

Radiodetermination using the reception of radio waves for the purpose of determining the direction of a station or object. [NTIA] [RR]

radio equipment

As defined in Federal Information Management Regulations, any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment (both transmission and reception) that is used to communicate over a distance by modulating and radiating electromagnetic waves in space without artificial guide. This does not include such items as microwave, satellite, or cellular telephone equipment.

radio facility

The bearer/signaling connection between the radio port intermediary and the radio port controller. [T
1. Rpt34-1994]

radio fix

1. The locating of a radio transmitter by bearings taken from two or more direction finding stations, the site of the transmitter being at the point of intersection. [JP 1-02]
2. The location of a ship or aircraft by determining the direction of radio signals coming to the ship or aircraft from two or more sending stations, the locations of… (Read More →)

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