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11.0 - Abbreviations
A - Alternate
AC - Alternating Current
ADMIN - Administration
AF - Audio Frequency
ALT - Alternate
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ARO - Amateur Radio Operator
BCB - BroadCast Band
C&C - Command & Control
CB - Citizens Band
Ch - Channel
Chans - Channels
CMD - Command
CPU - Central Processing Unit (hardware in your computer)
CW - Continuous Wave (morse code)
CWL - Continuous Wave (morse code), Lower Sideband
CWU - Continuous Wave (morse code), Upper Sideband
DA - Data
DC - Direct Current
dB - Decibels (a logarithmic measure of power)
dBm - Decibels referenced to one milliwatt
DX - Distance
DIV - Division
DRM - Digital Radio Mondial (digital broadcast)
EMERG - Emergency
EURO - European
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FCD - FunCube Dongle
FED - Federal
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Administration
FM - Frequency Modulation
GHz - Gigahertz
GPU - Graphics Processing Unit (hardware in your computer)
HAM - Amatuer Radio Operator or operations
HI - High
HP - High Power
Hz - Hertz (cycles per second)
IF - Intermediate Frequency
IM - Image (SSTV or DRM encoded binary)
Ind - Industrial
KHz - KiloHertz (thousands of cycles per second)
LO - Low
LPFM - Low Power Frequency Modulation
LSB - Lower Sideband
LW - Longwave
M - Meters (usually means wavelength of frequency)
MARS - Military Amateur Radio Service
MAX - Maximum
MHz - Megahertz
MIN - Minimum
MW - Medium Wave
NATGRD - National Guard
NDB - Non Directional Beacon
NET - Network
OPS - Operations
PH - Phone (voice)
PKT - Packet (data packaged for network transfer)
PPM - Packets Per Minute
PRI - Priority
PRINET - Priority Network
PRIOPS - Priority Operations
R/C - Radio Control
RDS - Radio Data System
RF - Radio Frequency
RPT - Repeater
RTTY - Radioteletype
SAM - Synchronous Amplitude Modulation
SCA - Subsidiary Communications Authority
SDR - Software Defined Radio
SSB - Single Sideband
SSTV - Slow Scan Television
SW - Shortwave
SWL - Shortwave Listener
UNLIC - Unlicensed
USB - Upper Sideband
USAF - United States Air Force
USCG - United States Coast Guard
USN - United States Navy
uV - Microvolts
WEFAX - Weather FAX
WX - Weather