Radio equipment
Encyclopedia
Radio equipment, as defined in Federal Information Management Regulations, is any equipment or interconnected system
or subsystem of equipment (both transmission
and reception) that is used to communicate over a distance by modulating
and radiating electromagnetic waves in space without artificial guide. This does not include such items as microwave
, satellite
, or cellular telephone
equipment.
System
System is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole....
or subsystem of equipment (both transmission
Transmission (telecommunications)
Transmission, in telecommunications, is the process of sending, propagating and receiving an analogue or digital information signal over a physical point-to-point or point-to-multipoint transmission medium, either wired, optical fiber or wireless...
and reception) that is used to communicate over a distance by modulating
Modulation
In electronics and telecommunications, modulation is the process of varying one or more properties of a high-frequency periodic waveform, called the carrier signal, with a modulating signal which typically contains information to be transmitted...
and radiating electromagnetic waves in space without artificial guide. This does not include such items as microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
, satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
, or cellular telephone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
equipment.