cross wires
Britishplural noun
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Figure 24.28 A television reception antenna has cross wires of various lengths to most efficiently receive different wavelengths.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
TV-reception antennas for VHF are constructed with cross wires supported at their centers, as shown in Figure 24.28.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The ideal length for the cross wires is one-half the wavelength to be received, with the more expensive antennas having one for each channel.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Two cross wires are fastened to the hoop, as shown in Fig.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
The device now resembled a large piece of mosquito netting with the cross wires removed, the coating of composition on each wire being so thin that it was hardly discernible.
From Zarlah the Martian by R. Norman (Robert Norman) Grisewood
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