User's Guide

Appendix B
Terms Glossary
BNC Connector: A type of connector used with coaxial cables. The
basic BNC connector is a male type mounted at
each end of a cable. This connector has a center
pin connected to the center cable conductor and a
metal tube connected to the outer cable shield. A
rotating ring outside the tube locks the cable to
any female connector. This is the type of
connector that the antenna uses to connect to the
transmitter.
IR Port: Infrared port. An IR Port is used by the PDA to
communicate with the transmitter.
PDA: Personal Digital Assistant (Win CE Device)
POCSAG: Post Office Code Standardization Advisory Group
– the protocol used for pager communications
RF Transmissions: Radio Frequency transmissions
RJ-45 Connector:
Short for Registered Jack-45, an eight-wire
connector commonly used to connect computers.
Looks similar to the connectors used for
connecting telephone equipment, but they are
somewhat wider.
UHF Band: Ultra High Frequency Bandwidth
Windows CE: The operating system of the PDA