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BARRETT PRC-4090 TACTICAL HF SDR TRANSCEIVER - INTRODUCTION
Term /
Abbreviation
Denition
PTT Push to talk
Receive Only
Channel
A channel that receives calls but does not transmit calls.
Revertive Tone /
Signal
An acknowledgment signal automatically transmitted
from a station receiving a Selcall.
RF Radio Frequency
RFDS Royal Flying Doctor Service
Scan Table A list of channels used when scanning for incoming
calls.
Selcall Selective Calls
SCF Suppressed Carrier Frequency
SDR Software Dened Radio
SDS System Docking Station
SSL Signal Strength Level
Station ID The ID of the station being called (the receiving station’s
Self ID).
Self ID The programmed address identication number of a local
station. (Used by other stations to call you.)
SMS Short Message Service
SSB Single Sideband (a transmission format)
Telcall Telephone call using the Selective Call protocol.
USB Upper Sideband
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio