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whip antenna [1 record]

Record 1 2020-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Radiotelephony
  • Signals (Military)
DEF

A simple vertical antenna consisting of a slender whip-like conductor supported on a base insulator and used mainly on motor vehicles.

OBS

whip antenna: designation standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

OBS

whip antenna: terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Radiotéléphonie
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
DEF

Antenne unipolaire constituée par une tige conductrice flexible, utilisée principalement sur les véhicules.

OBS

antenne-fouet : désignation et définition normalisées par l'AFNOR; définition reproduite avec son autorisation.

OBS

antenne fouet : terminologie adoptée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Radiotelefonía
  • Transmisiones de campaña (Militar)
CONT

Para los aparatos emisores o receptores de automóvil se usan a veces antenas de látigo constituidas por una varilla vertical suficientemente flexible.

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