Radio direction finder

Radio D irection Finder

Device for finding the direction to a

radio source.
Radios ability to travel very long
distance and over the horizon.
Good navigation system aircraft that
might be some distance from their
destination.

O peration
Works by comparing the signal

strength of a directional antenna

poiting in deifferent directions.
Used by land and marine-based radio
operators.
Adopted for both ships and aircraft.
Used in the 1930s and 1940s
Circular loops mounted above or
below the fuselage.

 Enclosed large metal loop antenna,

similar to aircraft.
RDF operator would first tune the
receiver to the correct frequency.
Turn the loop.
Long wave (LW)
Medium wave (MW)

 Also called Radio Compass.

Radio receiver and directional

antenna system used to determine

the direction of the source of a
signal.
It most often refers to a device used
to check the position of a ship or
aircraft, although it may also direct a
crafts course or be used for military
or investigative purposes.