SS-1R/701 - LIGHTS and SHADOWS



ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS

used in the "Lights and Shadows on the SS-1R/701 Receiver" text,
in the SS-1R/701 electrical schematic and in the block diagram

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       1-  AC = Alternate Current

       2-  AF = Audio Frequency

       3-  AGC = Automatic Gain Control

       4-  AM = Amplitude Modulation

       5-  ANL = Automatic Noise Limiter

       6-  ANT = Antenna

       7-  BAL = Balance

       8-  BFO = Beat Frequency Oscillator

       9-  BNC = Bayonet Neill Concelman (RF coaxial connector)

              10- B & W = Barker and Williamson

            11- Cx = Capacitor

    12- CAL = Calibrate

    13- cm. = centimeter

    14- CW = Continuous Wave

    15- dB = decibel

    16- DC = Direct Current

    17- Fig. = Figure

    18- FLx = Filter

    19- f.s. = full scale

    20- HF = High Frequency

    21- HV = High Voltage

    22- Hz = hertz

    23- IF = Intermediate Frequency

    24- IN = Input

    25- INC. = Incorporated

    26- Jx = Jack

    27- kHz = kilohertz

    28- LC = Inductance/Capacitance

    29- LO = Local Oscillator

    30- LSB = Lower Side Band

    31- M = Meter (band)

    32- mA = milliampere

    33- MAX = Maximum

    34- MC = Megacycle

    35- MHz = Megahertz

    36- MIX = Mixer

    37- mm. = millimeter

    38- mV = millivolt

    39- OUT = Output

    40- Para. = Paragraph

    41- pF = picofarad

    42- Q = Quality factor

    43- Rx = Resistor

    44- RCA = Radio Corporation of America

    45- Ref. = Reference

    46- RF = Radiofrequency

    47- RMS = Rout Mean Square

    48- Sx = Switch

    49- S+N/N = Signal + Noise to Noise ratio

    50- SSB = Single Side Band

    51- Tx = Transformer

    52- TP = Test Point

    53- USB = Upper Side Band

    54- Vx = Tube/Valve

    55- VHF = Very High Frequency

    56- VLO = Variable Local Oscillator

    57- VOA = Voice Of America

    58- VR = Voltage Regulator

    59- Wx = Link/Jumper (by connectorized coaxial cable)

    60- XLO = Crystal Local Oscillator

    61- XTAL = Crystal (quartz)

    62- µV = microvolt
                                                   

                                                   

     

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