Submersible Communication Equipment Glossary

 

RHIB     Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

 

SAR       Search and Rescue

 

VHF  Very High Frequency - A band of radio frequencies falling between 30 and 300 megahertz.

 

UHF  Ultra High Frequency - A band of radio frequencies from 300 to 3,000 megahertz.

 

Bone Mic  

In a bone-conductive microphone, the vibrations from our bones are transmitted through our skin. The microphone converts the skin vibrations into an analog electrical signal, which is then sampled by an analog-to-digital converter. The bone microphone only produces signals when the user talks; environment noise or background speech will not affect the bone microphone.

 

PTT  Push to Talk - The act of pressing a transmitting switch or button on a radio (vhf or uhf) to activate a voice communication between the radios.

 

OEM  Original Equipment Manufacturer