Telephone and Telegraph Equipment from France (FR)

Question 1

What is Federal Supply Class 5805?

Accepted Answer

FSC 5805 is the Federal Supply Class (formally known as NATO Supply Classification Class NSC 5805) in the USA for supply items codified in the category of Telephone and Telegraph Equipment.

Question 2

What is NATO Supply Classification Class 5805?

Accepted Answer

NSC 5805 is the NATO Supply Classification Class (also known as Federal Supply Class FSC 5805 in the USA) for supply items codified in the category of Telephone and Telegraph Equipment.

Question 3

Which Federal Supply Group is FSC 5805 in?

Accepted Answer

FSC 5805 is in Federal Supply Group (FSG) 58 which contains Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment.

Question 4

Which NATO Supply Classification Group is NSC 5805 in?

Accepted Answer

NSC 5805is in NATO Supply Classification Group (NSG) 58 which contains Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment.

Question 5

What is a Telephone Repeater?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Repeater (REPEATER,TELEPHONE) is an item designed to receive, to amplify electronically and to retransmit an audio modulated signal at an intermediate point in a long line. It may be completely self-contained with respect to power supply and/or test instruments.

Question 6

What is a Telegraph Key?

Accepted Answer

A Telegraph Key (KEY,TELEGRAPH) is an item designed for the rapid opening and closing of an electrical circuit by manual and/or semiautomatic actuation of a lever for transmission of code signals.

Question 7

What is a Telephone Ringer?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Ringer (RINGER,TELEPHONE) is an item consisting of an electromagnetic device that actuates a clapper which, when striking a gong or gongs, will give off a ringing sound. It is specifically designed to be used with a TELEPHONE SET. Excludes BELL, ELECTRICAL; and BUZZER.

Question 8

What is a Telephone?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone is an item specifically designed to convert sound into variations of an electric current and to reconvert similar variations into their original sound with sufficient accuracy for clear intelligibility. It consists of a telephone transmitter, telephone receiver, and a switch and is primarily used for voice communications. Includes pedestal type, cradle type and hang-up type telephones. Does not include separate handsets or head and chest sets.

Question 9

What is a Telephone Set?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Set is a combination of items consisting of a handset or telephone, a switch and its associated wiring, with self-contained or separate ringer box. Includes wall telephones. It is primarily used for voice communications.

Question 10

What is a Hand Ringing Generator?

Accepted Answer

A Hand Ringing Generator (GENERATOR,RINGING,HAND) is a manually operated generator which is a primary source of telephone ringing current, the output of which is employed to operate telephone ringers and/or signals.

Question 11

What is a Static Ringing Generator?

Accepted Answer

A Static Ringing Generator (GENERATOR,RINGING,STATIC) is an electrically operated vibrator and/or rectifier type of ringing generating mechanism, which is the primary source of ringing current for use in telephone switchboards and central offices to operate telephone ringers and switchboard signals. See also GENERATOR, RINGING, MACHINE.

Question 12

What is a Switchboard Signal?

Accepted Answer

A Switchboard Signal (SIGNAL,SWITCHBOARD) is an electrical item, part of a switchboard, which will give a visual indication of an input signal. May include an associated jack and switch assembly.

Question 13

What is an Audio Signal Scrambler?

Accepted Answer

An Audio Signal Scrambler (SCRAMBLER,AUDIO SIGNAL) is an item which renders intelligible speech or keyed audio frequency signals unintelligible without proper reconversion equipment and/or reverses this process.

Question 14

What is a Telegraph Terminal Group?

Accepted Answer

A Telegraph Terminal Group is a collection of items, that is a subdivision of a telegraph carrier terminal.

Question 15

What is a Telephone Connecting And Switching Group?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Connecting And Switching Group is a collection of items, that provide telephone connecting and switching facilities.

Question 16

What is a Telephone Switchboard Group?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Switchboard Group is a collection of items, that provide telephone switchboard facilities.

Question 17

What is a Telephone Terminal Group?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Terminal Group is a collection of items, that is a subdivision of a complete telephone carrier terminal.

Question 18

What is a Selector Telephone Switch?

Accepted Answer

A Selector Telephone Switch (SWITCH,TELEPHONE,SELECTOR) is a device with switching facilities designed to move over a number of terminals to which are connected groups of circuits in order to select a particular group of circuits in accordance with signals received over the circuit associated with this selector and then to choose from the group an idle circuit and connect to it the circuit associated with this selector. See also SWITCH, TELEPHONE, CROSSBAR.

Question 19

What is a Cable Terminal Chamber?

Accepted Answer

A Cable Terminal Chamber (CHAMBER,CABLE TERMINAL) is an item specifically designed to admit, protect and seal conductor groups or cables and also affords a method of conveniently distributing, terminating and interconnecting the leads.

Question 20

What is a Telephone Connecting Station?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Connecting Station is an item which provides facilities for connecting to two or more telephone stations, but does not provide facilities to interconnect these two or more telephone stations. May include visual and/or audible signaling facilities. See also INTERCOMMUNICATION STATION.

Question 21

What is a Telephone Base Shell?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Base Shell (SHELL,TELEPHONE BASE) is the inclosing case which houses the elements of a telephone base, supports handset when not in use, and facilitates mounting of dial. Excludes switching devices and dial. See also RINGER BOX, TELEPHONE&#59; and TELEPHONE SET.

Question 22

What is a Manual Telephone Central Office?

Accepted Answer

A Manual Telephone Central Office (CENTRAL OFFICE,TELEPHONE,MANUAL) is a telephone office having switching facilities for connecting any manual (nondial) telephone station to any other telephone station within its area. The switching is accomplished manually by means of a jack termination in a switchboard equipped with cord circuits or switches, and supervisory circuits. May include a dial. It generally has trunking facilities to and from other central offices for making connections to telephone stations in those offices. The central office includes all equipment required to serve the lines having a common office name. Does not include the lines from the central office or the telephone stations.

Question 23

What is a Dial Telephone Central Office?

Accepted Answer

A Dial Telephone Central Office (CENTRAL OFFICE,TELEPHONE,DIAL) is a telephone office having switching facilities for connecting any dial telephone station within its office area to any other telephone station within the area. The switching mechanism is actuated by current pulses from the telephone station dial. It generally has trunking facilities to other central offices for making connections to telephone stations in those offices. The central office includes all equipment required to serve the station lines having a common office name and may include a manual switchboard for certain types of services. Does not include the outside lines from the central office to the telephone station.

Question 24

What is a Telephone Relay Rack?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Relay Rack (RELAY RACK,TELEPHONE) is a rack, part of a telephone central office, on which the relays and elements of various telephone central office circuits such as trunk and line circuits, and miscellaneous testing and alarm circuits are mounted. The rack is stocked as a completely wired and equipped unit. Excludes items on which strowger or stepping switches are mounted. Do not use if a more specific item name can be found in this index. See also SHELF, TELEPHONE SWITCH; and RELAY ASSEMBLY.

Question 25

What is a Telephone Terminal?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Terminal (TERMINAL,TELEPHONE) is a terminal which is used in a telephone system.

Question 26

What is a Telegraph Terminal?

Accepted Answer

A Telegraph Terminal (TERMINAL,TELEGRAPH) is a terminal which is used in a telegraph system.

Question 27

What is a Telephone Main Distributing Frame?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Main Distributing Frame (MAIN DISTRIBUTING FRAME,TELEPHONE) is a framework upon which are mounted one or more fanning type terminal boards and is the terminating point for telephone lines. It may be inclosed and/or cross connected. It must include mounting facilities for protective devices or mounted devices, such as heat coils for protection against lightning and/or line surges. Excludes INTERMEDIATE DISTRIBUTING FRAME, TELEPHONE.

Question 28

What is a Telephone Dial?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Dial (DIAL,TELEPHONE) is a finger operated rotary wheel or pushbutton electromechanical indexing device that preforms the connecting function of a telephone by generating impulses in an electrical switching circuit.

Question 29

What is a Telephone Switch Shelf?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Switch Shelf (SHELF,TELEPHONE SWITCH) is a framework upon which are mounted telephone terminal subassemblies wired as a complete electro-mechanical working unit for interconnection to other related equipment. Excludes SHELF,TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT.

Question 30

What is a Telegraph-Telephone Signal Converter?

Accepted Answer

A Telegraph-Telephone Signal Converter (CONVERTER,TELEGRAPH-TELEPHONE SIGNAL) is an electronic device which receives, converts and transmits ringing and/or supervisory or other messages over a communication circuit in the form of audio frequency tones. May include integral interrupters, oscillators and hybrid and filter networks. Excludes GENERATOR, RINGING, STATIC and GENERATOR, RINGING, MACHINE.

Question 31

What is a Telegraph-Telephone Terminal?

Accepted Answer

A Telegraph-Telephone Terminal (TERMINAL,TELEGRAPH-TELEPHONE) is a terminal which is used in a telegraph-telephone system.

Question 32

What is a Telephone Carrier Frequency Supply?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Carrier Frequency Supply (FREQUENCY SUPPLY,TELEPHONE CARRIER) is a component having the function of source supply of two or more carrier frequencies derived from a common master control circuit such as a crystal controlled oscillator or tuning fork. May include the supply of pilot frequencies, test tones, and the like. The carrier frequency supply is used with associated components. It need not include its own power supply.

Question 33

What is a Carrier Group?

Accepted Answer

A Carrier Group is a collection of items which provide carrier communication facilities.

Question 34

What is a Telephone Switchboard Parts Kit?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Switchboard Parts Kit (PARTS KIT,TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD) is a parts kit consisting of items, such as capacitors, relays, cord weights, resistance coils, and repeating coils.

Question 35

What is a Sound-Powered Telephone Switchboard?

Accepted Answer

A Sound-Powered Telephone Switchboard (SWITCHBOARD,TELEPHONE,SOUND-POWERED) is an item on which are mounted jacks and terminals and switches, either manually operated or remotely operated by electrical means. Consists of two or more panels for switching and patching. Includes isolation provisions for sound powered telephone lines and framework, and may include inclosures and test instruments.

Question 36

What is a Telephone Conference Bridge?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Conference Bridge (CONFERENCE BRIDGE,TELEPHONE) is an item which joins two or more two-way telephone circuits for conference use by utilization of electrical bridge principles. May include audio frequency amplifiers to nullify the transmission loss of the bridge circuit, and hybrid cell circuits for 2-wire termination of the telephone circuits.

Question 37

What is a Telephone Carrier System?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Carrier System (CARRIER SYSTEM,TELEPHONE) is two or more carrier telephone terminals with operating accessories for two way communication. It may include necessary wiring facilities.

Question 38

What is a Crossbar Telephone Switch?

Accepted Answer

A Crossbar Telephone Switch (SWITCH,TELEPHONE,CROSSBAR) is an electromagnetically actuated switch in which contacts are closed between horizontal and vertical banks of conducting bars. It may be designed to find and hold the specific circuit from which the starting signal has originated, to choose an idle circuit and connect the incoming signal to it, to connect the trunk lines from another switch to the desired called station and/or perform other selective switching functions. See also SWITCH, TELEPHONE, FINDER and SWITCH TELEPHONE, SELECTOR.

Question 39

What is a Telephone Intermediate Distributing Frame?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Intermediate Distributing Frame (INTERMEDIATE DISTRIBUTING FRAME,TELEPHONE) is a framework upon which are mounted one or more fanning type terminal boards and is the terminating point for telephone lines. It may be inclosed and/or cross connected. It does not include facilities for protective devices, such as heat coils. It is to be used as a connecting point between a MAIN DISTRIBUTING FRAME, TELEPHONE and the equipment. Excludes MAIN DISTRIBUTING FRAME, TELEPHONE.

Question 40

What is a Telephone System?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone System is the components and items required to operate a complete wire conducted system specifically designed to provide a two-way voice communication with selective ringing. The system is normally common-battery operated, but may include provisions for the use of local batteries in each sub-station. May include provisions for connecting to other telephone systems. It may readily be used as a transportable or fixed system.

Question 41

What is a Telephone-Telegraph Equipment Installation And Equipment Kit?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone-Telegraph Equipment Installation And Equipment Kit (INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT KIT,TELEPHONE-TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT) is a collection of items with different Basic Names such as mounting hardware, racks, workbenches, adapter cables, interconnect cables and electrical/electronic ancillary equipment (adapting facilities, interface equipment), as are required for installation, mounting and operation of telephone or telegraph equipment or sets that may be included. Excludes INSTALLATION SET, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.

Question 42

What is a Telephone Equipment Shelf?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Equipment Shelf (SHELF,TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT) is a framework upon which are mounted telephone terminal subassemblies wired as a complete electronic working unit for interconnection to other related equipment.

Question 43

What is an Automatic Telephone Central Office?

Accepted Answer

An Automatic Telephone Central Office (CENTRAL OFFICE,TELEPHONE,AUTOMATIC) is a telephone office having among its characteristics, switching facility for connecting different types of subscribers, either voice or data. Also provides the necessary control signals allowing interfacing with any other central office within the network. Includes a collection of items, both numerous parallel electronic switching equipment and other electronic equipment. Excludes CENTRAL OFFICE, TELEPHONE, DIAL and CENTRAL OFFICE, TELEPHONE, MANUAL.

Question 44

What is a Telephone Keypad?

Accepted Answer

A Telephone Keypad (KEYPAD,TELEPHONE) is a group of pushbutton switches, each representing a numeric or alphanumeric value, by which the switching circuits of a telephone system are activated.

Question 45

What is a Signal Data Translator?

Accepted Answer

A Signal Data Translator (TRANSLATOR,SIGNAL DATA) is an item that processes a restricted bandwidth data modulated signal received on a wide band carrier frequency, to a standardized single radio frequency, and conversely processes a locally generated data modulated signal within a restricted bandwidth to a standardized single radio frequency, for transmission within the restricted bandwidth on any incremental frequency on the wide band carrier frequency. See also CONVERTER, SIGNAL DATA.

Telephone and Telegraph Equipment - France (FR)

Federal Supply Class (FSC): 5805

NATO Supply Classification Class (NSC): 5805

Federal Supply Group (FSG): 58 Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment

NATO Supply Classification Group (NSG): 58 Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment

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