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- From: LINSCOT@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU (Stephen M. Linscott)
- Subject: Re: Stupid questions
- Message-ID: <168C5CBD4.LINSCOT@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
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- Organization: Rice University
- References: <8RL7VB1w165w@tsoft.net> <22DEC199211580515@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:29:36 GMT
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- In article <22DEC199211580515@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- stocker@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (ERICH FRANZ STOCKER) writes:
-
- >
- >In article <8RL7VB1w165w@tsoft.net>, bbs.sira@tsoft.net (Sira Vista) writes...
- >>ok, no flames, just (if you could be so kind as to) answer these 'stupid'
- >>questions:
- >>
- >>What does VOA stand for and/or mean?
- >
- >I guess it could stand for many things, context is really required. However,
- >my exposure to that acronym is Voice of America (VOA). In the shortwave
- >context that would make sense as they do a lot of broadcasting to spread
- >American information.
- >
- >>is it similar to VOR (or is that ROV (record on voice)?)?
- >>What does HAM (as in HAM enthusiast) stand for?
- >
- >That is a long story and you will get all different versions of how HAM
- >can to stand for a Radio Amateur operator.
- >
- >>What is "BFO to hear SSB voice and CW (code)"?
- >
- >BFO is the Beat Frequency Oscillator. It is used to "adjust" tuning that
- >enables "getting" the other part of the SSB and crisping up CW transmissions.
-
- The BFO supplies the missing carrier in Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier
- transmissions. The BFO beats with the interrupted carrier of CW to produce an
- audible note.
-
- >>Why are some frequencies called 'meter', as in 10meter band?
- >>
- >
- >A matter of preference whether one uses the metric bandwidth determination
- >or the cyclic definition for frequencies. Generally when discussing
- >band ranges one uses the metric bandwidth e.g. 10m 6m etc.
- ^^^^^^^^^
- Actually, this refers to the wavelength of the frequency, not its
- bandwidth.
-
-