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MICROWAVE RELAY STATION [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 1992-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Amplifiers (Electronics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- traveling-wave tube amplifier
1, record 2, English, traveling%2Dwave%20tube%20amplifier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- TWTA 2, record 2, English, TWTA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- TWT amplifier 1, record 2, English, TWT%20amplifier
correct
- travelling-wave tube amplifier 3, record 2, English, travelling%2Dwave%20tube%20amplifier
correct
- TWTA 2, record 2, English, TWTA
correct
- TWTA 2, record 2, English, TWTA
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A traveling-wave tube and its associated high-voltage power conditioner. Used as the final power amplifier and sometimes the preceding driver amplifier, in earth station, microwave relay or communication satellite transmitters.(LAURISTON, Andy, et LE NEAL Jocelyne. Dictionnaire bilingue des télécommunications, vol. 2, Équipements de transmission, Transmission Equipment, Montréal, Téléglobe Canada, 1985, p. 183) 4, record 2, English, - traveling%2Dwave%20tube%20amplifier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Amplificateurs (Électronique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amplificateur à tubes à ondes progressives
1, record 2, French, amplificateur%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20%C3%A0%20ondes%20progressives
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube à onde progressive et son alimentation à très haute tension. Utilisé comme amplificateur de puissance et parfois comme préamplificateur pilote dans l'étage de sortie d'un émetteur de satellite de télécommunications, de station terrienne ou de relais hertzien. (LAURISTON, Andy, et LE NEAL Jocelyne. Dictionnaire bilingue des télécommunications, vol. 2, Équipements de transmission, Transmission Equipment, Montréal, Téléglobe Canada, 1985, p. 183) 2, record 2, French, - amplificateur%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20%C3%A0%20ondes%20progressives
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-10-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Part III licensee
1, record 3, English, Part%20III%20licensee
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a) the holder of a licence for an undertaking that, on April 14, 1981, had never been authorized to distribute the programming service of any non-Canadian television station received over the air or by microwave relay and the local head end of which is, on or after the date of coming into force of these Regulations, located within the Grade B official contour of two or fewer licensed television stations... b) a licensee authorized by the Commission pursuant to a condition of its licence to act as a Part III licensee.... 1, record 3, English, - Part%20III%20licensee
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- titulaire assujetti à la partie III
1, record 3, French, titulaire%20assujetti%20%C3%A0%20la%20partie%20III
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Selon le cas : a) le titulaire d'une licence relative à une entreprise qui, le 14 avril 1981, n'avait jamais été autorisée à distribuer le service de programmation d'une station de télévision non canadienne capté en direct ou par relais micro-ondes et dont la tête de ligne locale est, à compter de la date d'entrée en vigueur du présent règlement, située dans le périmètre de rayonnement officiel de classe B d'au plus deux stations de télévision autorisées [...] b) le titulaire autorisé par le Conseil, en vertu d'une condition de sa licence, à agir comme titulaire assujetti à la partie III. 1, record 3, French, - titulaire%20assujetti%20%C3%A0%20la%20partie%20III
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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