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Armstrong realized that if radio direction-finding ( RDF ) receivers could be operated at a higher frequency, this would allow better detection of enemy shipping.
However, at that time, no practical " short wave " ( defined then as any frequency above 500 kHz ) amplifier existed, due to the limitations of existing triodes.
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