Free Guide Explains RF/Wireless Terminology

Oct. 13, 2005
Keithley Instruments has published a guide to understanding the vocabulary of the wireless industry. "Speaking RF: Wireless Communication Terminology" is a 32-page guide that defines a variety of technical terms and decodes the many acronyms in the RF ...

Keithley Instruments has published a guide to understanding the vocabulary of the wireless industry. "Speaking RF: Wireless Communication Terminology" is a 32-page guide that defines a variety of technical terms and decodes the many acronyms in the RF and wireless industry. The guide is available free of charge at

http://www.keithley.com/pr/022 .

Several useful tables are featured in the guide, including conversion tables between watts and dBm and between return loss and VSWR. The guide also features a table that summarizes the technical features of the most common wireless communications standards for digital cellular phones, wireless local area networks (WLANs), and cordless telephones. A number of product selector guides and a brief discussion of typical RF switching applications are also included. According to Walt Strickler, Sr. Business Team Leader for Telecommunications at Keithley, "The rapid pace of change in the semiconductor and wireless communications industries means that the vocabulary used in these industries is always changing," Strickler adds that "this guide represents Keithley's efforts to help customers stay current with the newest terminology and acronyms." For a free copy, call 1-888-KEITHLEY or visit http://www.keithley.com/pr/022.

About the Author

Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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