QTrack
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Antenna System
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Acronym List
Acronym
Description
ACU
Antenna Control Unit
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AQPSK
Variant of Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
ARTM
Advanced Range Telemetry
AUQPSK
Variant of Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
AZ
Azimuth
BEP
Bit Error Probability
BER
Bit Error Rate
BNC
Bayonet Neill-Concelman Connector (RF Connector)
BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
CCW
Counterclockwise
CD
Compact Disk
CPM
Continuous Phase Modulation
CW
Clockwise
CWM
Cable Wrap Meter
DACU
Digital Antenna Control Unit
DB-9
D-subminiature 9 pin Serial Connector
DC
Diversity Combiner
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DPM
Digital Phase Modulation
DQE
Data Quality Encapsulation
DQM
Data Quality Metric
EL
Elevation
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array
G/T
Gain per Temperature
GPS
Global Positioning System
GUI
Graphical User Interface