Glossary
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AC alternating current
adj adjust
AF audio frequency
AFC automatic frequency control
AGC automatic gain control
ALC automatic level control
AM amplitude modulated
amp ampere
ant antenna
ASAP as soon as possible
aud audio
auto automatic
aux auxiliary
bal balance
bat battery
bde brigade
BFO beat frequency oscillator
bkr breaker
blo/blwr blower
bn battalion
BNC British National Council (connector)
C celsius
cal calibrate/calibration
car carriage
ck check
cdr commander
clr clear
CNV cryptonet variable
CO carry operated
COMSEC communications security
conn connection
conv converter
cplr coupler
cur current
CVC combat vehicle crewman
CW continuous wave
DAMA demand-assigned multiple access
DC direct current
del delete
div division
DIVARTY division artillery
DLED dedicated loop encryption device
DS distant radio station
dx direct exchange
ea each
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
EPC equipment performance check
ext external
F Fahrenheit
fil filter
FM frequency modulated
freq frequency
FSK frequency shift keying
ft feet
fwd forward
gen generator
gnd ground
HAEMP high altitude electromagnetic pulse-protected
HCM higher category of maintenance
HF high frequency
HV high voltage
Hz hertz
IAW in accordance with
ICT intelligence communications terminal
IF intermediate frequency
IHFR improved high frequency radio
inf infantry
info information
int internal
inv inverter
JEWC Joint Electronic Warfare Center
JINTACCS Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control System
JTF joint task force
kb/s kilobits per second
kHz kilohertz
kc kilocycle
kW kilowatt
lat latitude
LB lower band
ld load
LO low level operation
long longitude
LSB lower sideband
ltrs letters
m mile
MA milliampere
max maximum
MFRMR MIJIFEEDER record message report
MHz megahertz
mic microphone
MIJI meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference
min minute
mon monitor
MTF message text format
norm normal
NCS net control station
NRI net radio interface
NRZ nonreturn to zero
NSK narrow shift keying
NVIS near vertical incidence sky wave (Antenna AS-2259)
op operator
OWR one way reversible
PA power amplifier
ph phase
PMCS preventive maintenance checks and services
prim primary
prosign procedure sign
proword procedure word
psi per square inch
PTT push-to-talk
pwr power
qty quantity
rad radio
RATT radio teletypewriter
RCU remote control unit
rdy ready
rec/rcv receive
recp receptacle
rcvr receiver
rem remote
ret return
retrans retransmission
RF radio frequency
RPM revolutions per minute
RT receiver/transmitter
RTO radiotelephone operator
SB sideband
SBO switchboard operator
SCOTT single-channel objective tactical terminal
sec seconds
sel selector
sens sensitivity
sig signal
SINCGARS Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SOI signal operation instructions (SOI is synonymous with CEOI)
SOP standing operating procedure
spkr speaker
SSB single sideband
sub subscriber/substation
sup support
sw switch
swbd switchboard
SWR standing wave ratio
TD transmitter distributor
tel telephone
TM technical manual
TDMA time-division multiple access
TRANSEC transmission security
TS telephone subscriber
TTY teletypewriter
tun tune
UCID user controlled interface device
unclas unclassified
USB upper sideband
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
USMTF United States Message Text Format
V volt
VFO voice frequency oscillator
VHF very high frequency
vis visual
VOX voice operated keying
VSWR voltage standing wave ratio
WPM words per minute
xmt/xmit/tr transmit
xtal crystal
ZRO zero
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