Tektronix 1A5 Instruction Manual page 91

A or amp amperes
alternating current
AC or ac
audio frequency
AF
α
alpha — common-base current
amplitude modulation
AM
approximately equal to
β beta — common-emitter current amplification factor
binding head brass
BHB
BHS binding head steel
BNC baby series " N" connector
×
by or times
carbon
C
C capacitance
cap.
capacitor
cer
ceramic
cm
centimeter
comp composition
conn
connector
—
cycle
c/s or cps cycles per second
CRT cathode-ray tube
csk countersunk
in crement
Δ
dB decibel
dBm decibel referred to one milliwatt
DC or dc direct current
DE double end
o
degrees
°C
degrees Celsius (degr^ees centigrade)
°F
degrees Fahrenheit
°K
degrees Kelvin
dia
diameter
4-
divide by
div
division
EHF
extremely high frequency
elect. electrolytic
electrolytic, metal cased
EMC
electromagnetic interference (see RFI)
EMI
EMT electrolytic, metal tubular
epsilon — 2.71828 or % of error
e
>
equal to or greater than
< equal to or less than
ext external
F or f farad
focus and intensity
F & 1
FHB flat head brass
flat head steel
FH5
filhster head brass
Fil HB
filister head steel
Fil H5
frequency modulation
FM
ft feet or foot
giga or 10 9
G
acceleration due to gravity
g
Ge germanium
GHz gigahertz
guaranteed minimum value
GMV
GR General Radio
>
greater than
H or h henry
h
height or high
hex.
hexagonal
HF high frequency
HHB hex head br a ss
HHS hex head steel
HSB
hex socket bi"cjss
HSS
hex socket steel
HV
high voltage
Hz
hertz (cycles per second)
ID
inside diameter
IF
intermediate frequency
in.
inch or inches
incd
incandescent-
oo
infinity
int
internal
integral
kilohms or kilo (103)
k
Ω
k kilohm
kc kilocycle
kHz kilohertz
ABBREVIATIONS
and symbols
amplification factor
inductance
L
λ
lambda — wavelength
» large compared with
less than
<
low frequency
LF
length or long
lg
low voltage
LV
mega or 10 6
M
milli or 10 -3
m
megohm
or meg
micro or 10 - 6
A
megacycle
m c
met. metal
MHz megahertz
mm mill i meter
ms miliisecond
minus
—
mtg hdw mounting hardware
nano or 10 -9
n
no. or #
number
nanosecond
ns
outside diameter
OD
oval head brc j ss
OHB
oval head steel
OHS
Ω
omega — ohms
omega — angular frequency
ω
pico or 10 -12
p
per
/
%
percent
pan head brass
PHB
phi — phase angle
ϕ
π
pi — 3.1416
pan head stee l
PHS
+
plus
±
plus or minus
peak inverse vol t age
PIV
plstc plastic
paper, metal cased
PMC
poly polystyrene
prec precision
paper, tubular
PT
paper or plastic, tubular, molded
PTM
pwr power
figure of meri t
Q
resistance capacitance
RC
radio f r equency
RF
radio frequency interfe
RFI
round head bra s s
RHB
rho — resis t ivity
ρ
RHS round head steel
r/min or rpm revolutions per minute
RMS root mean square
second
s or sec.
SE single end
Si silicon
serial number
SN or S/N
«
small compared with
tera or 10 12
T
TC temperature compensated
TD
tunnel diode
truss head brass
THB
ϴ
theta — angular phase displacement
thk thick
truss head steel
THS
tub. tubular
ultra high frequency
UHF
volt
V
vol t s, alternating current
VAC
variable
var
volts, direct current
VDC
VHF very high frequency
voltage standing wave ratio
VSWR
W watt
w wide or width
w/
with
without
w / o
WW wire-wound
xmfr transformer
r ence (see EMI)