Glossary and Acronyms

The meaning of the terms and acronyms

Below is a table of common RF and antenna related acronyms and their explanations. In the right column there are links to some of the related PROCOM products.		TECHNICAL INFO CATEGORIES
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Glossary and Acronyms

					Related PROCOM products
	AIS		Automatic Identification System		AIS Antennas
	CB		Citizen Band		Base Station Antennas Mobile Antennas
	CDMA		Code Division Multiple Access
	DAB		Digital Audio Broadcast		Base Station Antennas Mobile Antennas
	DCS-1800		Digital Cellular System for 1800 MHz		Mobile DCS-1800 Antennas Base Station DCS-1800 Antennas
	DECT		Digital European Cordless Telecommunications Sytems - or - Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications		Base Station DECT Antennas Mobile DECT Antennas
	EGSM		Enhanced Global System Communications		EGSM Mobile Antennas
	EIRP		Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
	EMC		Electro Magnetic Compatibility		Useful Data - Field Strength vs. Radiated Power
	ERP		Effective Radiated Power		Useful Data - Field Strength vs. Radiated Power
	ETACS		Extended Total Access Communication System		ETACS Base Station Antennas
	FPLMTS		Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunications Systems
	GMDSS		Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. GMDSS is the radio communications system for distress and safety communication with ships.		Marine Antennas
	GPS		Global Positioning System		Mobile GPS Antennas Marine GPS Antennas
	GSM		Global System for Mobile Communications		Mobile GSM Antennas Marine GSM Antennas Base Station GSM Antennas
	HIPERLAN		High Performance Radio Local Area Network
	IM		Intermodulation		Intermodulation Concepts
	ISM		Industrial, Scientific, Medical		ISM Mobile Antennas
	PCN		Personal Communications Network		PCN Base Station Antennas
	PCPI		Polarised Circular Patch antennas for Indoor use		PCPI Base Station Antennas
	PCS-1900		Personal Communications Service for 1900 MHz		Base Station Antennas Mobile Antennas Marine Antennas
	PDC		Personal Digital Cellular
	PHS		Personal Hand Phone System
	PMR		Private Mobile Radio
	RHCP		Right Hand Circular Polarisation		GPS Mobile Antennas PCPI Base Station Antennas
	RLAN		Radio Local Area Network
	SHF		Super High Frequency (3 GHz to 30 GHz)
	TETRA		New Land Mobile Trunked Radio		Base Station TETRA Antennas Mobile TETRA Antennas Portable TETRA Antennas
	TFTS		Terrestial Flight Telephone System
	UAIS		Universal Automatic Identification System		UAIS Marine Antennas
	UHF		Ultra High Frequency
	UMTS		Universal Mobile Telecommunications System		Base Station UMTS Antennas Marine UMTS Antennas Mobile UMTS Antennas
	VHF		Very High Frequency		VHF Marine Antennas
	WLAN		Wireless Local Area Network		Base Station Antennas