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|Meaning=(Abbreviated RDF.) The use of a [[radio direction finder]] to track precisely  the angular position ([[azimuth]] and [[elevation]]) of a [[transmitter]]; often used as a method of determining  [[upper-level winds]] represented by a [[radiosonde]]'s movement during flight.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated RDF.) The use of a [[radio direction finder]] to track precisely  the angular position ([[azimuth]] and [[elevation]]) of a [[transmitter]]; often used as a method of determining  [[upper-level winds]] represented by a [[radiosonde]]'s movement during flight.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See also'' [[wind finding]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 27 March 2024

(Abbreviated RDF.) The use of a radio direction finder to track precisely the angular position (azimuth and elevation) of a transmitter; often used as a method of determining upper-level winds represented by a radiosonde's movement during flight.


See also wind finding.

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