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feedhorn

feedhorn

See also: feed-horn and feed horn

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feedhorn (plural feedhorns)

  1. A horn antenna used to convey electromagnetic waves between the transceiver and the reflector.
    • 2007, Johnathan Higgins, chapter 2, in Satellite Newsgathering, ISBN 0240519736, page 86:
      The two types of polarization—linear polarization and circular—are each further subdivided and determine how the signall is transmitted (and received) from the feedhorn.