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SITOR

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002494

(SImplex Teletype Over Radio) - a means of transmitting text broadcasts over radio. The U.S. Coast Guard SITOR broadcast of NWS forecasts is performed in mode B, FEC. SITOR is also known as Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP). SITOR/NBDP is an automated direct service similar to NAVTEX, but does not offer all of the same functionality such as avoiding repeated messages.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002494
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "term": "SITOR",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "(SImplex Teletype Over Radio) - a means of transmitting text broadcasts over radio. The U.S. Coast Guard SITOR broadcast of NWS forecasts is performed in mode B, FEC. SITOR is also known as Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP). SITOR/NBDP is an automated direct service similar to NAVTEX, but does not offer all of the same functionality such as avoiding repeated messages.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/sitor/"
}

Record 8,627 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.