ISTILAH & SINGKATAN UMUM DALAM AMATIR RADIO

Dalam berkomunikasi dalam radio amatir kita pernah mendengar istilah2 yang mungkin bagi para breaker senior mereka tahu tapi bagi kita pemula tentulah istilah itu sangat asing ditelinga kita, disini saya coba untuk membagi sedikit pengetahuan yang berhubungan dengan radio amatir.

AMSAT	Amateur Satellite
INTELSAT	International Telecommunication Satellite
HF	High Frequency
UHF	Ultra High Frequency
VHF	Very High Frequency
AM	Amplitude Modulation
BFO	Beat Frequency Oscillator
VFO	Variabel Frequency Oscillator
CW	Contenous Wave/Telegraphy
CR	Communication Receiver
CRT	Catode Ray Tube
DBS/FC	Double Side Band/Full Carrier
DSB/SC	Double Side Band/Suppressing Carrier
SSB	Single Side Band
MOSFET	Metal Oxyde Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
MR	Memory
RX	Receiver
TX	Transmitter
SWR	Standing Wave Ratio
PLL	Phase Locked Loop
PTT	Push To Talk
LSB	Lower Side Band
USB	Upper Side Band
RTTY	Radio Tele Type
RADAR	Radio Detection and Ranging
FM	Frequency Modulation
LNR	Low Noise Receiver