APPENDIX B
MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1 of 2
15 December 1965
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS (Cont'd)
V ................................ ................................ ..Velocity
sync ................................ synchronize (synchronizer)
va ................................ ..................... volt-ampere(s)
sys ................................ ............................ system(s)
var ................................ ............................... variable
T
vert ................................ ............................... vertical
tech................................ ............................ technical
vf ................................ .................... voice frequency
temp ................................ ..................... temperature
vfo ............................... variable frequency oscillator
Tent. Std ................................ ... Tentative Standard
vhf ................................ ............ very high frequency
term ................................ ............................ terminal
viz ................................ ................................ .namely
TM ................................ ................ Technical Manual
vol ................................ ................................ .volume
T.O ................................ ................. Technical Order
VSWR ........................ Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
TR................................ ................ Transmit-Receive
vu ................................ .......................... volume unit
TRF ................................ .... Tuned Radio Frequency
W
U
w................................ ................................ ...... watts
uhf ................................ ............ ultra-high frequency
whr................................ ......................... watt-hour(s)
USAF ................................ ... United States Air Force
wpm ................................ .............. words per minute
usec ................................ ................. microsecond(s)
w-s ................................ .......................... with spares
uuf ................................ ......... micro-microsecond(s)
wt ................................ ................................ ... weight
USN ................................ ........... United States Navy
Y
uv ................................ .......................... microvolt(s)
yd................................ ................................ .. yard(s)
u/w ................................ ............................ used with
yr ................................ ................................ .. year(s)
V
v ................................ ................................ .... volt(s)
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