transmitting wave
121Distress signal — Call for help redirects here. For the TV show, see Call for Help. A distress signal is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals take the form of or are commonly made by using radio signals, displaying a visually… …
122History of broadcasting — Broadcasting around the World = United States Defining exactly when broadcasting first began is difficult. Very early radio transmissions only carried the dots and dashes of wireless telegraphy. One of the first signals of significant power that… …
123Magnetic loop — antennas (also known as Small Transmitting/Receiving Loops) have a small antenna size compared to other antennas for the same wavelength. A magnetic loop is one in which the current amplitude is constant round the circumference, and it is… …
124Fiber-optic communication — An optical fiber junction box. The yellow cables are single mode fibers; the orange and blue cables are multi mode fibers: 50/125 µm OM2 and 50/125 µm OM3 fibers respectively. Fiber optic communication is a method of transmitting information from …
125fax — /faks/, Telecommunications. n. 1. facsimile (def. 2). adj. 2. facsimile (def. 5). v.t. 3. to transmit a facsimile of (printed matter, photographs, or the like) electronically: Fax the information to all our branch offices. [by shortening and resp …
126Light — For other uses, see Light (disambiguation). Visible light redirects here. For other uses, see Visible light (disambiguation) …
127Dipole 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 …
128Polarizer — For the photographic filter, see Polarizing filter (Photography). A polarizing filter cuts down the reflections (top) and made it possible to see the photographer through the glass at roughly Brewster s angle although reflections off the back… …
