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INPUT POWER RECEIVER [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Radioelectricity
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- image rejection ratio
1, record 1, English, image%20rejection%20ratio
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ratio, at the input of a radio receiver, of the power of a signal of a specified nature at the image frequency, to the power of a signal of the same nature at the tuned frequency, the two signals producing equal output powers. 1, record 1, English, - image%20rejection%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image rejection ratio: designation and definition standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission. 2, record 1, English, - image%20rejection%20ratio
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Radioélectricité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affaiblissement sur la fréquence conjuguée
1, record 1, French, affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20conjugu%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rapport de réjection sur la fréquence conjuguée 1, record 1, French, rapport%20de%20r%C3%A9jection%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20conjugu%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport, à l'entrée d'un récepteur radioélectrique, de la puissance d'un signal de nature spécifiée à la fréquence conjuguée, à la puissance d'un signal de même nature à la fréquence d'accord, les deux signaux produisant la même puissance de sortie. 1, record 1, French, - affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20conjugu%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
affaiblissement sur la fréquence conjuguée; rapport de réjection sur la fréquence conjuguée : désignations et définition normalisées par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 2, record 1, French, - affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20conjugu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Radioelectricidad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- decaimiento en la frecuencia conjugada
1, record 1, Spanish, decaimiento%20en%20la%20frecuencia%20conjugada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
decaimiento en la frecuencia conjugada: designación normalizada por ISO en colaboración con la Comisión Electrotécnica Internacional. 2, record 1, Spanish, - decaimiento%20en%20la%20frecuencia%20conjugada
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- TR tube
1, record 2, English, TR%20tube
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- transmit-receive tube 2, record 2, English, transmit%2Dreceive%20tube
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In radar practice, a type of gas-filled electron tube that automatically permits transmit signals to reach the antenna while keeping them from the receiver, but allows received signals to reach the receiver easily. 3, record 2, English, - TR%20tube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The radar receiver follows the transmit-receive tube, which shorts the input during the transmitter pulse. Before the tube fires, it allows a spike of energy to pass. Some tubes require a "keep-alive voltage" in order to be able to fire at lower power levels to protect the receiver. 4, record 2, English, - TR%20tube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
TR tube: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee. 5, record 2, English, - TR%20tube
Record 2, Key term(s)
- transmit/receive tube
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tube TR
1, record 2, French, tube%20TR
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tube commutateur TR 2, record 2, French, tube%20commutateur%20TR
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tubes de conception particulière prévus pour la commutation ou la modulation dans un guide d'ondes, p.ex. tube TR. 3, record 2, French, - tube%20TR
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tube TR : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 4, record 2, French, - tube%20TR
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tubo T.R.
1, record 2, Spanish, tubo%20T%2ER%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tubo transmite/recibe 1, record 2, Spanish, tubo%20transmite%2Frecibe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-08-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Facilities
- Radio Broadcasting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sufficient angular separation
1, record 3, English, sufficient%20angular%20separation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a fixed service using tropospheric scatter operates in the bands listed in the first column and there is insufficient frequency separation, there must be sufficient angular separation between the direction to the space station and the direction of maximum radiation of the antenna of the receiving station of the fixed service using tropospheric scatter, in order to ensure that the interference power at the receiver input of the fixed-service station does not exceed-168 dBW in any 4 kHz band. 1, record 3, English, - sufficient%20angular%20separation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Installations de télécommunications
- Radiodiffusion
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- séparation angulaire suffisante
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9paration%20angulaire%20suffisante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque le service fixe utilisant les techniques de diffusion troposphérique fonctionne dans les bandes énumérées dans la première colonne et que la séparation de fréquence est insuffisante, il faut prévoir une séparation angulaire suffisante entre la direction de la station spatiale et celle du rayonnement maximal de l'antenne de la station réceptrice du service fixe utilisant les techniques de diffusion troposphérique, afin que la puissance de brouillage à l'entrée du récepteur de la station du service fixe ne dépasse pas -168 dBW dans une bande quelconque large de 4 kHz. 1, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9paration%20angulaire%20suffisante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equivalent noise temperature
1, record 4, English, equivalent%20noise%20temperature
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The noise temperature at the input of the earth station receiver corresponding to the radiofrequency noise power which produces the total observed noise at the output of the satellite link, excluding noise due to interference coming from satellite links using other satellites and from terrestrial systems. 2, record 4, English, - equivalent%20noise%20temperature
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- température de bruit équivalente
1, record 4, French, temp%C3%A9rature%20de%20bruit%20%C3%A9quivalente
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- temperatura de ruido equivalente
1, record 4, Spanish, temperatura%20de%20ruido%20equivalente
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Temperatura de ruido referida a la salida de la antena receptora de la estación terrena que corresponde a la potencia de ruido de radiofrecuencia que produce el ruido total observado en la salida del enlace por satélite, con exclusión del ruido debido a las interferencias provocadas por los enlaces por satélite que utilizan otros satélites y por los sistemas terrenales. 2, record 4, Spanish, - temperatura%20de%20ruido%20equivalente
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Temperatura de ruido equivalente de un enlace por satélite. 2, record 4, Spanish, - temperatura%20de%20ruido%20equivalente
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-07-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Telecommunications
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- intermediate-frequency rejection ratio
1, record 5, English, intermediate%2Dfrequency%20rejection%20ratio
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the level of a signal at the intermediate frequency applied to the receiver input and which produces a specified output power from the receiver, to the level of the wanted signal required to produce the same output power. 1, record 5, English, - intermediate%2Dfrequency%20rejection%20ratio
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Télécommunications
- Émission et réception radio
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- affaiblissement sur la fréquence intermédiaire
1, record 5, French, affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20interm%C3%A9diaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport du niveau du signal à la fréquence intermédiaire, nécessaire à l'entrée pour produire une puissance déterminée à la sortie du récepteur au niveau du signal utile, nécessaire pour produire la même puissance de sortie. 1, record 5, French, - affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20interm%C3%A9diaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Telecomunicaciones
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- atenuación en la frecuencia intermedia
1, record 5, Spanish, atenuaci%C3%B3n%20en%20la%20frecuencia%20intermedia
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- relación de rechazo a la frecuencia intermedia 1, record 5, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20de%20rechazo%20a%20la%20frecuencia%20intermedia
feminine noun
- decaimiento en la frecuencia intermedia 1, record 5, Spanish, decaimiento%20en%20la%20frecuencia%20intermedia
masculine noun, Mexico
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relación entre el nivel de una señal determinada en alguna frecuencia intermedia usada en un receptor y el nivel de la señal deseada que produce potencias de salida iguales. 1, record 5, Spanish, - atenuaci%C3%B3n%20en%20la%20frecuencia%20intermedia
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- minimum detectable signal
1, record 6, English, minimum%20detectable%20signal
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- minimum discernible signal 2, record 6, English, minimum%20discernible%20signal
correct
- MDS 1, record 6, English, MDS
correct
- MDS 1, record 6, English, MDS
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Receiver input power level that is just sufficient to produce a discernible signal in the receiver output(...) 3, record 6, English, - minimum%20detectable%20signal
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Émission et réception radio
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- signal minimal détectable
1, record 6, French, signal%20minimal%20d%C3%A9tectable
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- SMD 2, record 6, French, SMD
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Signal minimal détectable. Rapport signal/bruit. L'équation du radar montre que la portée est liée au signal minimal utilisable par le récepteur. 3, record 6, French, - signal%20minimal%20d%C3%A9tectable
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La valeur du signal minimum détectable varie donc avec les conditions d'exploitation (implantation, conditions atmosphériques, utilisation ou non de l'élimination d'échos de pluie, de l'E.E.F., etc.) et ne dépend pas seulement des caractéristiques du récepteur. 4, record 6, French, - signal%20minimal%20d%C3%A9tectable
Record 6, Key term(s)
- signal minimum détectable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1989-06-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- minimum triggering level
1, record 7, English, minimum%20triggering%20level
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- MTL 1, record 7, English, MTL
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The minimum power level at the input to the receiver for valid pairs of interrogator pulses to permit aircraft replies to be triggered with a minimum probability of 90%. 2, record 7, English, - minimum%20triggering%20level
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- niveau minimal de déclenchement
1, record 7, French, niveau%20minimal%20de%20d%C3%A9clenchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1983-08-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- triggering level
1, record 8, English, triggering%20level
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) [the] triggering level(...) is defined as the pulse power of the weakest interrogation signal measured at the input of the receiver which will cause the transponder to reply with an efficiency of at least 70 per cent. 1, record 8, English, - triggering%20level
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- niveau de déclenchement 1, record 8, French, niveau%20de%20d%C3%A9clenchement
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) [le] niveau de déclenchement [est] défini comme la puissance d'impulsion mesurée à l'entrée du récepteur, du signal d'interrogation le plus faible qui déclenchera le transpondeur dans au moins 70 pour cent des cas. 1, record 8, French, - niveau%20de%20d%C3%A9clenchement
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-11-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- spurious-response rejection ratio
1, record 9, English, spurious%2Dresponse%20rejection%20ratio
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the input level at the interfering frequency required to produce a specified output power from the receiver,-to the level of the wanted signal to produce the same output power;... 1, record 9, English, - spurious%2Dresponse%20rejection%20ratio
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Émission et réception radio
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- affaiblissement sur la fréquence parasite
1, record 9, French, affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20parasite
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport du niveau du signal à la fréquence brouilleuse, nécessaire à l'entrée pour produire une puissance déterminée à la sortie du récepteur, -au niveau du signal utile, nécessaire pour produire la même puissance de sortie. 1, record 9, French, - affaiblissement%20sur%20la%20fr%C3%A9quence%20parasite
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- input power to a receiver 1, record 10, English, input%20power%20to%20a%20receiver
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- puissance à l'entrée du récepteur
1, record 10, French, puissance%20%C3%A0%20l%27entr%C3%A9e%20du%20r%C3%A9cepteur
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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