My Technical Dictionary
Some things I have done and organizations I have been
part of
Updated January, 2010
A
is for Antenna
B is for battery charger.
AA6PZ Power Charger, a combination
external power supply and battery
charger for hand held radios. The article can downloaded from
http://www.arrl.org/.
Also
in
the
Radio Amateur's Handbook,
printed
by ARRL.
C is for Centerboard, a very
important part of a sail boat
Design and Conctruction Of Centerboards
and Rudders,
http://www.boat-links.com/foils.html.
Design and Construction of Centerboards and Rudders,
Part II, will have
computer simulations of the designs described in Part I.
D
is for DAC, Digital to Analog Converter
E
is for embedded systems
An embedded system is anything with a
built-in computer that we don't normally think of as a computer.
Examples include microwave ovens and hybrid automobiles,
http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv/video/teardown/
OK,
I didn't actually take apart the Prius, but I watched it being
done. Seriously, I designed my first embedded system before the
first IBM PC was on the market.
G
is for GNU
H is for HTML
Hyper
Text
Mark-up
Language. The
computer code used to write web-sites, including this one and also
www.CathyZander.com.
I
is for IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
J is for jitter
K
is for keyboard
L
is for languages
M
is for Mystery Antenna,
Can you identify it?
N is for network analyzer,
noise figure
O is for Oscilloscope
P
is for power meter, PERL
Q
is for QSL, QRZ
R is for Radio
S
is for signal generator, software spectrum analyzer
T
is for transmission lines
U
is for Unix / Linux
V
is for Video, VCO
W
is for wireless
X marks the spot
Y
is for your engineering solution.
Z
is for Zander