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RF-5800H 150-WATT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY - Continued
-L-
LAT Latitude
LCD Liquid Crustal Display
LD Load
LNG Longitude
LPC (Linear Predictive Coding) A technique used to generate digital voice.
LPF Lowpass Filter
LRU Line Replaceable Unit (Units in this manual.)
LT Light
-M-
Menu A list of options presented to a user along with some
means of selecting one of those options by pressing one or
more keys on the keyboard or keypad.
MHz Abbreviation for megahertz, or millions of cycles per sec-
ond.
Mode The radio's mode of operation, such as NORMAL, TEST,
or SCAN.
Modem Acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. This is a type of
data communications equipment which converts digital
signals into an analog format (modulation) suitable for
transmission through various media and reconverts re-
ceived signals into a digital format (demodulation).
-N-
NCS (Net Control Station) The station in the radio net that has radio control over net
members.
-O-
OPT Options
-P-
PA Power Amplifier
Parameter Data provided to a program to alter its function in some
manner defined by that program. Parameters may be ei-
ther optional or required. The actual value selected by the
user is called a parameter value.