User's Manual
 Wireless Innovations Group 
 2601 Telecom Parkway 
 Richardson, Texas 75082
400/800 MHz Fiber Optic & RF Fed Bi-Directional 
Amplifier Operations / Maintenance Manual 
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS 
ALC 
Automatic Level Control 
AC 
Alternating Current 
BDA 
Bi-Directional Amplifier 
C/N 
Carrier-to-Noise Ratio 
DC 
Direct Current 
dB 
Decibel
dBc 
Decibel Below Carrier
dBm 
Decibel referenced to 1 mW
ESD 
Electrostatic Discharge 
EMI 
Electromagnetic Interference
FC/APC 
Fiber Connector /Angle Polish Connector 
GND 
Ground 
HPA 
High Power Amplifier 
Hz 
Hertz 
kHz 
Kilohertz
kM 
Kilometer 
LED 
Light Emitting Diode 
LPA 
Low Power Amplifier 
MHz 
Megahertz 
mW 
Milliwatt 
nm     
nanometer 
NF
  Noise Figure
OIP3     
Output Third-Order Intercept Point 
Ω
  Ohm 
RF     
Radio Frequency 
Rx
  Receiver
Tx 
Transmitter 
V 
Volt 
VAC 
Volt Alternating Current
VSWR 
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio










