| space diversity reception [`spās di`vǝr·sǝd·ē ri`sep·shǝn] ELECTROMAGNETISM Radio reception involving the use of two or more antennas located several wavelengths apart, feeding individual receivers whose outputs are combined; the system gives an essentially constant output signal despite fading due to variable propagation characteristics, because fading affects the spaced-out antennas at different instants of time. |