Meaning of superantenna | Babel Free

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An extremely powerful antenna.

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“The idea is to build⟳ one superantenna in the town and then pipe its reception by wire into the subscriber's living-room set⟳.”

“The firms employed strategically located superantennas to pick⟳ up distant signals, which were then amplified and sent directly into the homes of subscribers by means of a wire called a coaxial cable.”

“Experiment⟳—who knows, you may discover⟳ a revolutionary new shape⟳ for the superantenna of the future.”

“Beyond military applications, cloaking devices are drawing interest⟳ from telecommunications companies, who see⟳ them as a way to send⟳ information by light⟳ more efficiently. One idea is to use⟳ the new materials to build⟳ "superantennas" that can concentrate light⟳ and other electromagnetic waves to make⟳ laser-like beams.”

“Known as "Project Echo," the experiment⟳ used this superantenna to bounce a signal off a giant mylar balloon in orbit above the Earth. The call⟳ went from a site in Holmdel, N.J., near the laboratory headquarters, out to Goldstone in California.”

“The problem with solar outages was not resolved, but another exciting possibility presented itself: Humans could use⟳ the sun as a superantenna, and, through it, broadcast⟳ radio waves to the universe.”

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