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List of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and CE Symbols
BDELIM
band elimination
BIT
binary digit
bmw
beamwidth
btry
battery
BUC
Block Upconverter
buz
buzzer
bw
bandwidth
°C
degree Celsius
cal
calibration
CATE
computer aided test equipment
CB
component board
CCTWT
Coupled Cavity Traveling Wave Tube
commsat
communications satellite
CPU
central processing unit
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
CTRF
center frequency
CTS
Clear to Send
CW
continuous wave
DA
digital-to-analog
DAC
digital-to-analog converter
dB
Decibel
dBc
Decibels referenced to carrier
dBI
Decibels referenced to Amperes or Decibels referenced to
Isotropic Gain
dBm
decibels referenced to one milliwatt
dBW
decibels referenced to Watts
DC
direct current
DCD
Date Carrier Detect
deg
degree
dgtl
digital
distn
distortion
DSR
Data Send Ready
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
Ef
filament voltage
EIK
Extended Interaction Klystron
Ek
cathode voltage
EMI
electromagnetic interference
ETX
End of Transmission
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