Passive repeater
![A typical microwave repeater link setup, this one located near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA(removed in 2013)](/Images/godic/202502/01/Signalreflectors5346.JPG")
![Passive repeater in unknown location](/Images/godic/202502/01/Ripetitori_passivi5346.jpg")
A passive repeater or passive radio link deflection, is a reflective or sometimes refractive panel or other object that assists in closing a radio or microwave link, in places where an obstacle in the signal path blocks any direct, line of sight communication.