Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
stub antenna — A short, UHF (ultrahigh frequency), quarter wavelength antenna usually used for radar beacon transponders, DME (distance measuring equipment), and IFF (identification friend or foe) … Aviation dictionary
Distributed element filter — Figure 1. A circuit featuring many of the f … Wikipedia
Transmission line — This article is about the radio frequency transmission line. For the power transmission line, see electric power transmission. In communications and electronic engineering, a transmission line is a specialized cable designed to carry alternating… … Wikipedia
Antenna (radio) — Whip antenna on car … Wikipedia
Dipole antenna — A schematic of a half wave dipole antenna connected to an unbalanced coaxial cable. Better practice is to connect the balanced dipole to the unbalanced line with a balun. A dipole antenna is a radio antenna that can be made of a simple wire, with … Wikipedia
J-pole antenna — The J pole antenna, also called the Zepp antenna (short for Zeppelin), was first invented by the Germans for use in their lighter than air balloons. Trailed behind the airship it consisted of a single element, one half wavelength long. This was… … Wikipedia
Surge protector — A surge protector is an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes. A surge protector attempts to regulate the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground voltages above a safe… … Wikipedia
Cage aerial — A Cage aerial is a radio antenna, which consists of the top portion of a tower or mast and of several parallel wires, which are radially arranged around the lower part of the mast. An advantage of the cage aerials is the fact that the supporting… … Wikipedia
