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Suggested Citation:"GLOSSARY." National Research Council. 1988. Antennas, Satellite Broadcasting, and Emergency Preparedness for the Voice of America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10444.
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GLOSSARY


AED:

Analysis, experiment, and development

AFRTS:

Armed Forces Radio and Television Services

AM:

Amplitude modulation

AOA:

Angle of arrival


BBC:

British Broadcasting Corporation


dB:

Decibel

DBS:

Direct broadcast satellite

DBS-A:

Direct audio broadcasting by satellite


EHF:

Extremely high frequency

EMP:

Electromagnetic pulse


FEMA:

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FM:

Frequency modulation


GHz:

Gigahertz

GWEN:

Ground Wave Emergency Network


HEMP:

High altitude electromagnetic pulse

HF:

High frequency


INSAT:

Indian National Satellite

IONCAP:

Ionospheric Communications Analysis and Prediction, a computer program

IONSUM:

Acronym standing for IONCAP SUMmary, a computer program

ITU:

International Telecommunication Union, an organization of the United Nations


km:

Kilometer

kW:

Kilowatt


LPC:

Linear predictive coding


MW:

Medium wave

Suggested Citation:"GLOSSARY." National Research Council. 1988. Antennas, Satellite Broadcasting, and Emergency Preparedness for the Voice of America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10444.
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NASA:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCC:

National Coordinating Center

NCS:

National Communications System

NSDD:

National Security Decision Directive

NSEP:

National Security Emergency Preparedness

NSTAC:

National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee


OMNCS:

Office of the Manager, National Communications System


PN:

Pseudo noise


RF:

Radio frequency


SHF:

Super high frequency

STLs:

Studio to transmitter links

SW:

Short wave


TCI:

Technology for Communications, International


UHF:

Ultra high frequency

USIA:

United States Information Agency


VALSUM:

VALidation SUMmary, a computer program

VHF:

Very high frequency

VSWR:

Voltage standing wave ratio


WARC:

World Administrative Radio Conference

Suggested Citation:"GLOSSARY." National Research Council. 1988. Antennas, Satellite Broadcasting, and Emergency Preparedness for the Voice of America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10444.
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