Horn (telescope)
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A horn is a stationary radio telescope
. Horns were originally built to observe specific objects in the sky, and preceded the more commonly known movable dishes used today.
Radio telescope
A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy. The same types of antennas are also used in tracking and collecting data from satellites and space probes...
. Horns were originally built to observe specific objects in the sky, and preceded the more commonly known movable dishes used today.
See also
- Feed hornFeed hornIn satellite dish and antenna design, a feedhorn is a small horn antenna used to convey radio waves between the transmitter and/or receiver and the reflector, particularly in parabolic antennas...
- Horn (telecommunications)Horn (telecommunications)A horn antenna or microwave horn is an antenna that consists of a flaring metal waveguide shaped like a horn to direct the radio waves. Horns are widely used as antennas at UHF and microwave frequencies, above 300 MHz...
- Holmdel Horn Antenna, Bell LabsBell LabsBell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
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