Satellite Glossary
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radio frequency (RF)
Frequencies from 100 kHz to 20 GHz.
rain outage
Loss of signal at Ku-band frequencies due to absorption and increased noise caused by heavy rainfall.
remote
A broadcast from a place other than the station's studio. Usually from a remote truck or van; also called remote pickup, pickup, field pickup, outside broadcast, or remo.
RF converter
A carrier wave mixing discrete audio and/or video signals into a composite RF modulated signal.
RF modulation
The way TV signals are transmitted.
running time
The time from the start to the end of a program.