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02/05/2013

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Term
ELF
Definition
extremely low frequency 3hz-30hz
Term
SLF
Definition
super low frequency 30hz-300hz
Term
ULF
Definition
ultra low frequency 300hz-3000hz
Term
VLF
Definition
Very low frequency 3khz-30khz
Term
LF
Definition
Low frequency 30khz-300khz
Term
MF
Definition
medium frequency 300khz-3000khz
Term
HF
Definition
High frequency 3mhz-30mhz
Term
VHF
Definition
very high frequency 30mhz-300mhz
Term
UHF
Definition
Ultra high frequency 300mhz-3000mhz
Term
SHF
Definition
super high frequency 3ghz-30ghz
Term
EHF
Definition
extremely high frequency 30ghz-300ghz
Term
Frequency
Definition
number of vibrations/cycles in a unit of time
Term
Wavelength
Definition
distance in space occupied by one radio wave
Term
Ducting
Definition
bending of radio waves
Term
refraction
Definition
bending of waves caused by a change in density
Term
multiplexing
Definition
transmission of 2 or more signals over common carriers
Term
modulation/demodulation
Definition
adding/removal of intelligence from medium
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bandwidth
Definition
difference between highest and lowest usable frequency
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keying
Definition
continues wave keying to key transmitter
Term
USB
Definition
upper side band
Term
LSB
Definition
lower side band
Term
CW
Definition
continuous wave
Term
AM
Definition
amplitude modulation
Term
FM
Definition
frequency modulation
Term
RADAR
Definition
radio detection and ranging
Term
PRI
Definition
pulse repetition interval
time between two pulses
Term
PRF
Definition
pulse repetition frequency-hertz per second
Term
RF
Definition
radio frequency
Term
BW
Definition
beam width
Term
CW
Definition
continuous wave
Term
PW
Definition
pulse width
Term
Scan
Definition
sweep
Term
Bearing/azimuth/elevation
Definition
0-360 degrees
antenna bearing
up/down
Term
air search
Definition
2-D moving targets
Term
surface search
Definition
2-D nav/search
Term
Fire Control
Definition
3-D weapon tracking
Term
half duplex
Definition
one way flow of info (walkie talkie)
Term
full duplex
Definition
both ways at a time (phone)
Term
simplex
Definition
radio
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