Glossary Of Acronyms - Berkeley Varitronics Systems Fox Manual

Glossary of Acronyms

AC Alternating Current
A/D Analog to Digital converter
AGC Automatic Gain Control
Applet a small application
BER Bit Error Rate
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BW Band Width
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access (spread spectrum modulation)
DC Direct Current
D/A Digital to Analog
dB decibel
dBm decibels referenced to 1 milliwatt
DOS Digital Operating System
DSP Digital Signal Processing
FIR Finite Impulse Response
GHz GigaHertz
GPS Global Positioning System (satellite based)
GPS diff. GPS error correction signal which enhances GPS accuracy
IF intermediate frequency
I and Q In phase and Quadrature
kHz kiloHertz
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LO Local Oscillator
Mbits Megabits
MHz MegaHertz
modem modulator/demodulator
PC Personal Computer
PCS Personal Communications Service (1.8 to 2.1 GHz frequency band)
PN Pseudo Noise
QPSK Quaternary Phase Shift Keying, 4-level PSK
RF Radio Frequency
RSSI Receiver Signal Strength Indicator
UCT Universal Coordinated Time
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VGA Video graphic
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