User's Manual

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Glossary
PGAM Phoenix GPS Acquisition Module, the internal
GPS hardware used on the HPD radio
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
A method of connecting a computer to the
Internet.
PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet.
A specification for connecting the users on an
Ethernet to the Internet through a common
broadband medium.
RF Radio Frequency. A part of the general
frequency spectrum between the audio and
infrared light regions (about 10 kHz to
10,000,000 MHz).
RX Receive.
TX
Transmit.
UHF Ultra-High Frequency.
USB Universal Serial Bus
An external bus standard that supports data
transfer rates of 12 Mbps.
VHF Very-High Frequency.
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