MIL-HDBK-1839 Calibration and Measurement RequirementsThis information and interpretive guidance provided by this handbook are intended to clarify the requirements invoked by Mil-Std-1839. This handbook is for guidance only. this handbook cannot be cited as a requirement. If it is, the contractor does not have to comply.

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MIL-HDBK-1839A APPENDIX  B

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS AND ACRONYMS

AFMETCAL                       Air Force Metrology and Calibration AFPSL                                 Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory ATE                                     Automatic Test Equipment

BW                                       Bandwidth

CMRS                                  Calibration and Measurement Requirements Summary

CW                                       Continuous Wave dB                                         Decibels

dBc/Hz                                 Decibels below the carrier at specified frequency offset dBm                                      decibels milliwatt

DMM                                   Digital Multimeter

GHz                                      gigahertz

IF                                          Intermediate Frequency

KHz                                      kilohertz

MHz                                     megahertz

NCR                                     No Calibration Required ns                                          nanoseconds

PATEC                                 Portable Automatic Test Equipment Calibrator PMEL                                   Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory ppm                                      parts per million

psec                                      picoseconds

RFIU                                     RF Interface Unit

SICL                                     see individual component listing

SRU                                      Shop Replacement Unit

TUR                                     Test Uncertainty Ratio

TMDE                                  Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment

TPS                                      Test Program Sets VME                                     Versa Modula Europa VRMS                                  Volts AC

VXI        VME Extensions for Instruments s        microseconds

%                                          Percent

Degrees

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