direction finder

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One involved Noonan doing celestial navigation; the other, her use of a radio “bearing” direction finder.

From Forbes • Nov. 10, 2014

Why would Earhart start out on such a hazardous journey without knowing how to operate her aircraft’s radio direction finder to the nth degree?

From Forbes • Nov. 10, 2014

With a 20-m.p.h. tail wind and guided by a direction finder at Bermuda, it hit its tiny target on the nose 4 hr.

From Time Magazine Archive

She still gave no position and the Itasca's direction finder could not get a bearing because she had failed to adjust her radio to its frequency.

From Time Magazine Archive

AERIAL, LOOP.—Also called a coil aerial, coil antenna, loop aerial, loop antenna and when used for the purpose a direction finder.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)