DEFINITIONS
GLOSSARY
464 ENVOY™ TRANSCEIVER REFERENCE MANUAL
MIL-STD-188-141B ALE An option that enables you to make ALE ALL, ANY, Group Selective,
NET and Wildcard calls, and perform LQA reporting and AMD
messaging.
mobile station A station that is usually mounted in a vehicle or easily transportable. It
consists of a transceiver, a power supply, an antenna, control and
accessory devices, ancillary equipment, and appropriate connecting
cables.
mode A type of reception or transmission you can use with a channel,
comprising a sideband and an IF filter.
NET call An ALE address syntax that is used to send a call from one station to other
stations that have the NET programmed in NETs. Stations that have their
self address in the NET Members entry are members of this NET.
The NET address syntax may be used if the MIL-STD-188-141B ALE
option is installed.
Phone call A call that enables you to connect to a public telephone network.
PTT button Press-to-talk button, located on the left side of the handset or bottom right
of the desk console. This button enables you to communicate during voice
calls, switch mute off temporarily, cancel voice calls prior to the point
where voice can be transmitted, cancel calls where data is being
transmitted, and exit out of editable screens without saving changes.
receive frequency A frequency that carries modulated information that is received from a
remote transceiver.
revertive A signal sent by a station in response to a call.
RF filtering A device fitted to prevent noise from being generated and to minimise the
noise radiated by the wiring connected to the noise source. These devices
include filters, suppressing capacitors, and earth straps.
RFU The unit in a transceiver that modulates audio signals onto radio
frequencies that can be transmitted on air, and that demodulates the radio
frequencies it receives into audio signals.
scan rate See channel dwell time.
Selective call A call that enables you to contact a specific station then speak to an
operator.
Send Position call A call that sends your GPS position to a specific station.
You can make a Send Position call if the GPS Call option is installed, and
your transceiver has a GPS position registered.
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