Tektronix 067-0521-00, Instruction Manual

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ABBREVIATIONS A N D SYMBOLS
A or amp amperes
L inductance
AC or ac
alternating current
X
lambda—wavelength
AF audio frequency
» large compared with
a alpha—common-base current amplification factor
<
less than
AM
amplitude modulation
IF
low frequency
approximately equal to
ig
length or long
B
beta— common-emitter current amplification factor LV low voltage
BHB binding head brass
M mega or 106
BHS
binding head steel
m milli or 10"3
BNC
baby series “ N ” connector M ft or meg megohm
X
by or times micro or 10"6
C carbon
me megacycle
C capacitance
met. metal
cap.
capacitor
MHz megahertz
cer ceramic
mm millimeter
cm centimeter
ms
millisecond
comp composition
— minus
conn
connector mtg hdw mounting hardware
—
cycle n nano or 10“9
c/s or cps cycles per second no. or $
number
CRT cathode-ray tube ns nanosecond
csk countersunk OD
outside diameter
A
increment
OHB oval head brass
dB
decibel OHS oval head steel
dBm
decibel referred to one milliwatt
ft
omega— ohms
DC or dc direct current
£0
omega— angular frequency
DE double end
P
pico or 1 (H 2
° degrees
/
per
°C degrees Celsius (degrees centigrade)
% percent
°F
degrees Fahrenheit PHB pan head brass
°K
degrees Kelvin
6
phi— phase angle
dia
diameter
IT
pi— 3.1416
divide by PHS pan head steel
div
division
+
plus
EHF
extremely high frequency
+
plus or minus
elect. electrolytic PIV peak inverse voltage
EMC
electrolytic, metal cased piste plastic
EMI
electromagnetic interference (see RFI)
PMC paper, metal cased
EMT electrolytic, metal tubular poly polystyrene
e epsilon— 2.71828 or % of error
prec
precision
>
equal to or greater than PT paper, tubular
< equal to or less than PTM
paper or plastic, tubular, molded
ext
external pwr power
F or f farad
Q
figure of merit
F & 1 focus and intensity RC resistance capacitance
FHB flat head brass
RF
radio frequency
FHS flat head steel RFI
radio frequency interference (see EMI)
Fil HB fillister head brass RHB
round head brass
Fil HS fillister head steel
0
rho— resistivity
FM frequency modulation RHS round head steel
ft feet or foot r/min or rpm revolutions per minute
G giga or 109
RMS
root mean square
g
acceleration due to gravity s or sec. second
Ge
germanium
SE single end
GHz
gigahertz
Si
silicon
GMV guaranteed minimum value SN or S/N serial number
GR General Radio « small compared with
>
greater than T tera or 1012
H or h henry TC temperature compensated
h height or high TD tunnel diode
hex.
hexagonal THB truss head brass
HF
high frequency
0
theta— angular phase displacement
HHB
hex head brass thk thick
HHS
hex head steel
THS
truss head steel
HSB
hex socket brass tub. tubular
HSS
hex socket steel
UHF
ultra high frequency
HV
high voltage
V
volt
Hz
hertz (cycles per second)
VAC
volts, alternating current
ID
inside diameter var variable
IF
intermediate frequency
VDC
volts, direct current
in.
inch or inches
VHF
very high frequency
incd
incandescent
VSWR
voltage standing wave ratio
00
infinity
W
watt
int
internal w
wide or width
f
integral
w /
with
k
kilohms or kilo (103) w /o without
k f t
kilohm
W W
wire-wound
kc kilocycle
xmfr
transformer
kHz kilohertz