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BHM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Waves
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medium frequency
1, record 1, English, medium%20frequency
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MF 1, record 1, English, MF
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hectometric waves 2, record 1, English, hectometric%20waves
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the communication spectrum of frequencies or wavelengths, that portion which lies between 300 and 3000 kilohertz (kHz) or between 1 and 10 hectometres (hm). Designations are classed as follows - 1. ITU band designator: 6; 2. American designator and name: MF - medium frequency); 3. Metric subdivision: hectometric waves). 3, record 1, English, - medium%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The above definition was derived from data found in Federal Standard - 1037, Glossary of Telecommunication Terms, Advance Copy, 1980, and ITT - Reference Data for Radio Engineers, Fifth Edition, 1973. 3, record 1, English, - medium%20frequency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hectometric wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ondes radioélectriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ondes hectométriques
1, record 1, French, ondes%20hectom%C3%A9triques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- O.hm 2, record 1, French, O%2Ehm
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fréquence hectométrique 1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20hectom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- f.hm 2, record 1, French, f%2Ehm
correct, feminine noun
- f.hm 2, record 1, French, f%2Ehm
- bande hectométrique 1, record 1, French, bande%20hectom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- B.hm 2, record 1, French, B%2Ehm
correct, feminine noun
- B.hm 2, record 1, French, B%2Ehm
- ondes moyennes 1, record 1, French, ondes%20moyennes
avoid, feminine noun, plural
- petites ondes 1, record 1, French, petites%20ondes
avoid, feminine noun, plural
- PO 3, record 1, French, PO
avoid, feminine noun
- PO 3, record 1, French, PO
- moyennes fréquences 1, record 1, French, moyennes%20fr%C3%A9quences
avoid, feminine noun, plural
- FL 1, record 1, French, FL
avoid, feminine noun
- MF 1, record 1, French, MF
see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le spectre des rayonnements radioélectriques, les fréquences ou longueurs d’ondes qui occupent la bande située entre 300 et 3000 kilohertz (kHz) ou entre 1 et 10 hectomètres (hm). Les désignations, dans les divers systèmes de classement, sont les suivantes - 1) Désignation de l’UIT : 6; 2) Désignation américaine : MF; 3) Nomenclature adoptée pour la langue française - a) subdivision métrique : ondes hectométriques, b) abréviation métrique de la bande de fréquences : B.hm; 4) Appellations et abréviations désuètes et déconseillées : ondes moyennes, petites ondes, moyennes fréquences, PO, FL. 3, record 1, French, - ondes%20hectom%C3%A9triques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La définition ci-dessus est basée sur les données obtenues d’un tableau publié dans le journal officiel de la République française, livraison du 24 juin 1982. 3, record 1, French, - ondes%20hectom%C3%A9triques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans certains milieux opérationnels, il faudra tolérer l’abréviation américaine "MF". D’autre part, il faut se rappeler que l’abréviation "MF" signifie également "modulation de fréquence" au Canada et "moyenne fréquence" (synonyme vieilli de "fréquence intermédiaire"). 3, record 1, French, - ondes%20hectom%C3%A9triques
Record 1, Key term(s)
- onde hectométrique
- onde moyenne
- petite onde
- moyenne fréquence
- Bhm
- Ohm
- fhm
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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