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What is the term for an exact multiple of the fundamental frequency?
Harmonic
What method is used for simultaneous transmission of two or more signals over a common carrier wave?
Multiplexing
What is a signal-producing process that uses heterodyning and frequency selection?
Frequency synthesis
What is the term for an undesired frequency capable of producing the desired frequency through heterodyning?
Image frequency
What is forward AGC?
When an amplifier is driven toward saturation
What is the term for when a circuit is closed and current flows in TTY operation?
Marking
What is the term for a combined, simultaneous display of the amplitude and phase relationships of two input signals on a CRT?
Lissajous pattern
What type of multiplexing transmits and receives the full 360 degrees of each sine wave?
Frequency-division multiplexing
What term is used to describe the degradation of a receiver or system by externally produced rf energy?
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
What type of satellite amplifies the received signal and transmits it back to earth?
Active satellite
What type of satellite orbit rotates close to, but not exactly at the same speed as the earth?
Near synchronous orbit
What is the point in the orbit of a satellite closest to the earth?
Perigree
What is the angular difference between the equatorial plane of the earth and the plane of orbit of the satellite?
Angle of inclination
What is the elevation range of a medium altitude orbit?
2,000 to 12,000 miles above earth
What is the period of time for one earth terminal to yield control to another as a satellite moves out of its area of coverage?
Hand over