More glossary, acronym

src/Glossary.tex

@@ -14,11 +14,67 @@
 {SDR}{SDR}{Software-defined radio}
 
 \newacronym[
-  description={Libre Space Foundation is a non-profit foundation registered since 2015 in Greece from the creators of the SatNOGS project%
+  description={Libre Space Foundation is a non-profit foundation registered since 2015 in Greece and the creators of the SatNOGS project%
 \footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://libre.space/about-us/}}}
 }]
 {LSF}{LSF}{Libre Space Foundation}
 
+\newacronym[
+  description={Radio frequency is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around 20 kHz to around 300 \gls{GHz}. This is roughly between the upper limit of audio frequencies and the lower limit of infrared frequencies; these are the frequencies at which energy from an oscillating current can radiate off a conductor into space as radio waves.%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Radio_frequency&oldid=1104615064}}}
+}]
+{RF}{RF}{radio frequency}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={Very High Frequency is the \gls{ITU} designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) from 30 to 300 \gls{MHz}, with corresponding wavelengths of ten meters to one meter. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted high frequency (HF), and the next higher frequencies are known as \gls{UHF}%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Very_high_frequency&oldid=1105564543}}}
+}]
+{VHF}{VHF}{Very High Frequency}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={Ultra High Frequency is the \gls{ITU} designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 \gls{MHz} and 3 \gls{GHz}, also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter (one decimeter). Lower frequency signals fall into the \gls{VHF} or lower bands.%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ultra_high_frequency&oldid=1096417717}}}
+}]
+{UHF}{UHF}{Ultra High Frequency}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Telecommunication_Union&oldid=1105915792}}}
+}]
+{ITU}{ITU}{International Telecommunication Union}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={$10^9$ \gls{Hz}%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hertz&oldid=1106873799}}}
+}]
+{GHz}{GHz}{gigahertz}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={$10^6$ \gls{Hz}%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hertz&oldid=1106873799}}}
+}]
+{MHz}{MHz}{megahertz}
+
+% XXX not appearing ?
+\newacronym[
+  description={The hertz is the unit of frequency in the \gls{SI}, equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an \gls{SI} derived unit whose expression in terms of \gls{SI} base units is s−1, meaning that one hertz is the reciprocal of one second.%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hertz&oldid=1106873799}}}
+}]
+{Hz}{Hz}{hertz}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. Established and maintained by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), it is the only system of measurement with an official status in nearly every country in the world, employed in science, technology, industry, and everyday commerce.%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_System_of_Units&oldid=1104791517}}}
+}]
+{SI}{SI}{International System of Units}
+
+\newacronym[
+  description={a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument about two perpendicular axes -- one vertical and the other horizontal. Rotation about the vertical axis varies the azimuth (compass bearing) of the pointing direction of the instrument. Rotation about the horizontal axis varies the altitude angle (angle of elevation) of the pointing direction.
+These mounts are used, for example, with telescopes, cameras, and radio antennas%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altazimuth_mount&oldid=1056074953}}}
+}]
+{Alt-Az}{Alt/Az mount}{Altazimuth mount}
+
 %%%%%%%%%%%%
 % GLOSSARY %
 %%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -59,3 +115,22 @@
   description={Project by the \gls{LSF} to expand the \gls{SatNOGS} network
   to add \glspl{optical-ground-station}
 }}
+
+\newglossaryentry{antenna}
+{ name={antenna},
+  description={the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antenna_(radio)&oldid=1104603350}}}
+}}
+
+\newglossaryentry{mast}
+{ name={mast},
+  description={typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Radio_masts_and_towers&oldid=1103964392}}}
+}}
+
+\newglossaryentry{rotator}
+{ name={rotator},
+  description={a device used to change the orientation, within the horizontal plane, of a directional antenna. Most antenna rotators have two parts, the rotator unit and the controller. The controller is normally placed near the equipment which the antenna is connected to, while the rotator is mounted on the antenna mast directly below the antenna. Rotators are commonly used in amateur radio%
+\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antenna_rotator&oldid=1064620974}}}
+}}
+

src/Ground_Stations.tex

@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@
 \subsection{SatNOGS Ground Stations}
 \index{ground stations}\index{Libre Space Foundation}
 The \gls{LSF} built the \gls{SatNOGS} network using distributed,
-volunteer-run, radio frequency \glspl{ground-station}, such as in
+volunteer-run, \gls{RF} \glspl{ground-station}, such as in
 figure \ref{fig:spacecruft-rotator}, page \pageref{fig:spacecruft-rotator}.%
 \footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://spacecruft.org/assets/i/spacecruft-rotator.png}}}
-It shows a \gls{SatNOGS} \gls{ground-station} with VHF (right) and UHF (left) antennas
-on a mast with Alt/Az rotator.
+It shows a \gls{SatNOGS} \gls{ground-station} with \gls{VHF} (right) and \gls{UHF} (left)
+\glspl{antenna} on a \gls{mast} with \gls{Alt-Az} \gls{rotator}.
 \index{radio}\index{RF}\index{VHF}\index{UHF}\index{rotator}\index{antenna}
 
 \begin{figure}[h!]
 \begin{center}
 \includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,height=0.40\textheight,width=1.00\textwidth,angle=0]{spacecruft-rotator.png}
- \caption{\gls{SatNOGS} \gls{ground-station} with antennas.}
+ \caption{\gls{SatNOGS} \gls{ground-station} with \glspl{antenna}.}
  \label{fig:spacecruft-rotator}
  \index{radio}\index{RF}\index{rotator}\index{antenna}
 \end{center}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ can be seen in Figure
 \begin{figure}[h!]
 \begin{center}
 \includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,height=0.40\textheight,width=1.00\textwidth,angle=0]{video-enclosure-mount-tripod-web.png}
- \caption{SatNOGS Optical ground station prototype.}
+ \caption{\gls{SatNOGS-Optical} \gls{ground-station} prototype.}
  \label{fig:video-enclosure-mount-tripod}
  \index{telescope}\index{tripod}\index{mount}\index{enclosure}
 \end{center}

src/Hardware.tex

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 \section{Overview of Hardware}
 \label{sec:hardware-overview}
 \index{hardware}
-Hardware considerations for a SatNOGS Optical Ground Station.
+Hardware considerations for a \gls{SatNOGS-Optical} \gls{ground-station}.
 
 Main hardware components in an optical ground station:
 
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Main hardware components in an optical ground station:
  \item Computer. \index{computer}
 \end{itemize}
 
-
 Other components:
 \begin{itemize}
  \item Ethernet cable. \index{ethernet}
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ Cameras being tested:
  \item DSLR. \index{DSLR}
 \end{itemize}
 
-
 \fbox{
     \parbox{\linewidth}{
         \textcolor{red}{NOTICE:} \\