Glossary

A Band	The landmobile radio service currently in the 81 - 88 MHz band and (from 1 October 2010) the 81 - 87.5 MHz band.
AS/NZS	Australian Standard / New Zealand Standard.
CAA	Civil Aviation Authority.
COM	Aeronautical voice communications services in the 117.95 - 137 MHz band.
dB	Decibel.
FMBC	Frequency Modulation Broadcasting, includes for VHF-FN+M and LPFM broadcasting.
e.i.r.p.	Equivalent isotropically radiated power (in dB).
GUL GURL GUSL	General User Licence (includes GURL and GUSL). General User Radio Licence; applicable in radio licence band. General User Spectrum Licence; applicable in a management right.
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organisation.
IM	Intermodulation, the process where two or more electrical signals, in non linear devices such as amplifiers, mix together and generate new signals.
LPFM	Low Power Frequency Modulation, a broadcasting service, currently in the 88 - 88.8 MHz (lower) band and 106.63 - 108 MHz (upper) band, and (from I June 2010) in the 87.5 - 88.4 MHz and 106.63 - 108 MHz bands.
MED	The Ministry of Economic Development.
PLL	Phase Lock Loop (a frequency stablisation technique).
Raster	A frequency allocation plan established to maximise use of spectrum.
VHF-FM	VHF-FM broadcasting band, currently 88.8 - 106.63 MHz, and (from 1 June 2010) 88.4 - 106.63 MHz.

Last updated 16 April 2010