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MICROWAVE RELAY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microwave relay station 1, record 1, English, microwave%20relay%20station
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- microwave repeater station 2, record 1, English, microwave%20repeater%20station
- radio-relay station 3, record 1, English, radio%2Drelay%20station
- microwave relay 4, record 1, English, microwave%20relay
- radio realy 5, record 1, English, radio%20realy
officially approved
- RR 6, record 1, English, RR
officially approved
- RR 6, record 1, English, RR
- microwave station 7, record 1, English, microwave%20station
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A satellite is a wireless receiver/transmitter that operates in orbit around the earth and acts as a microwave relay station, receiving signals sent from a ground-based station, amplifying them, and retransmitting them on a different frequency to another groundbased station. 1, record 1, English, - microwave%20relay%20station
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radio relay; RR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 8, record 1, English, - microwave%20relay%20station
Record 1, Key term(s)
- radio relay station
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- relais hertzien
1, record 1, French, relais%20hertzien
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- relais de faisceau hertzien 1, record 1, French, relais%20de%20faisceau%20hertzien
masculine noun
- station relais de faisceau hertzien 1, record 1, French, station%20relais%20de%20faisceau%20hertzien
feminine noun
- station hertzienne 2, record 1, French, station%20hertzienne
feminine noun
- station de faisceaux hertziens 3, record 1, French, station%20de%20faisceaux%20hertziens
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Station réémettrice assurant le relayage d'un faisceau hertzien lorsque l'antenne de réception n'est pas en visibilité directe de l'antenne d'émission. 1, record 1, French, - relais%20hertzien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas le plus fréquent d'un relais hertzien au sol, celui-ci comprend essentiellement un pylône ou une tour portant deux ou plusieurs antennes paraboliques et abritant les appareils de réception et réémission des signaux. 1, record 1, French, - relais%20hertzien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Peut être constitué par un satellite de télécommunications. 1, record 1, French, - relais%20hertzien
Record 1, Key term(s)
- station-relais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- satellite relay 1, record 2, English, satellite%20relay
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- microwave relay 2, record 2, English, microwave%20relay
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- relais par satellite
1, record 2, French, relais%20par%20satellite
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- relais micro-ondes 2, record 2, French, relais%20micro%2Dondes
masculine noun
- relais satellite 2, record 2, French, relais%20satellite
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-11-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- microwave relay 1, record 3, English, microwave%20relay
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mountains, jungles, and vast stretches of ocean have made it difficult to link existing telecommunications with conventional microwave relays and submarine cables. 1, record 3, English, - microwave%20relay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- relais à micro-ondes
1, record 3, French, relais%20%C3%A0%20micro%2Dondes
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'utilisation de moyens classiques comme les relais à micro-ondes ou les câbles sous-marins pour relier les installations existantes aurait été difficile en raison des montagnes, de la jungle et des grandes distances entre les îles. 1, record 3, French, - relais%20%C3%A0%20micro%2Dondes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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