Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
This glossary contains an alphabetical listing of terms and their definitions that are applicable to
repeater products. All terms do not necessarily apply to all radios, and some terms are merely generic
in nature.
Alert tone
Audio signal produced by the station, providing feedback to the user.
Analog
Refers to a continuously variable signal or a circuit or device designed to handle such signals.
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
AUX
Auxiliary
Band
Frequencies allowed for a specific purpose.
CTCSS
Continuous Tone-Controlled Squelch Systems (PL)
Clear
Channel modulation type in which voice information is transmitted over the channel using analog
modulation.
Conventional
Term used for standard non-trunked radio system (usually using TRC/DC console).
CPS
Customer Programming Software: Software with a graphical user interface
containing the feature set of a radio.
Default
A pre-defined set of parameters.
Digital
Refers to data that is stored or transmitted as a sequence of discrete symbols
from a finite set; most commonly this means binary data represented using
electronic or electromagnetic signals.
DPL
Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
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