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 ===RDF===
-There are two ways to figure out where the radio station is relative to the aircraft. Rotating an antenna manually until you find the direction of the strongest signal (loudest transmission) or have this done automatically (or electronically). The equipment (or person) to do so is called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder Radio Direction Finder ('''RDF''')].
+There are two ways to figure out where the NDB is relative to the aircraft. Rotating an antenna manually until you find the direction of the strongest signal (loudest transmission) or have this done automatically (or electronically). The equipment (or person) to do so is called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder Radio Direction Finder ('''RDF''')].
 ===ADF===
 An '''ADF''' is not a radio station, is the the equipment on board of the aircraft to perform RDF automatically, the Automatic Direction Finder (ADF). Often NDB stations are called ADF stations but that is technically incorrect.