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2. Off-air pickup - Wikipedia

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   An off-air pickup or off-the-air pickup is a method by which the direct signal from a radio or television station is received and then rebroadcast by another station, CATV system, [1] or satellite television feed. It was often used to distribute network broadcast programming to smaller markets which were normally outside of the range of major ...

3. CB radio in the United States - Wikipedia

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   As originally constituted, what is now CB radio was Class D of the Citizens' Radio Service. Classes A and B were in the UHF radio band and served a similar purpose as Class D while Class C was interspersed among the current CB channels and used for remote control of devices, usually model craft (aircraft, watercraft, or road vehicles).

4. Antenna types - Wikipedia

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   The category of simple antennas consists of dipoles, monopoles, and loop antennas. Nearly all can be made with a single segment of wire (ignoring the break made in the wire for the feedline connection). [citation needed] Dipoles and monopoles called linear antennas (or straight wire antennas) since their radiating parts lie along a single ...

5. 5 top alternatives to cable TV in 2025: How to cut the cord ...

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   OTA antennas are digital receivers that pick up signals broadcast by local TV towers, allowing you to watch local programming without cable. These antennas cost anywhere from $15 to $50.

6. Antenna (radio) - Wikipedia

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   For best reception the receiving antennas for these signals are likewise vertically polarized. In some applications where the receiving antenna must work in any position, as in mobile phones , the base station antennas use mixed polarization, such as linear polarization at an angle (with both vertical and horizontal components) or circular ...

7. Directional antenna - Wikipedia

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   Patch antenna gain pattern. A directional antenna or beam antenna is an antenna which radiates or receives greater radio wave power in specific directions. Directional antennas can radiate radio waves in beams, when greater concentration of radiation in a certain direction is desired, or in receiving antennas receive radio waves from one specific direction only.