The weight of the unit without factory or dealer installed options, plus allowance for the weight of full fuel capacity The "payload capacity" for all other fluids, cargo, occupants, optional equipment and accessories can be determined by subtracting the CW from the GVWR
In radar and EW systems this term means that the transmitter is on constantly; i e , not pulsed (100% duty cycle) These systems may frequency or phase modulate the transmitter output A CW radar has the ability to distinguish moving targets against a stationary background while conserving spectrum bandwidth compared to pulsed radar requirements A CW radar extracts accurate target range-rate data but cannot determine target range
Continuous Wave - Signal of constant amplitude Used to differentiate between the performance of a microwave component for continuous power levels vs pulsed signals For example, "This amplifier will accept up to +30 dBm CW (or continuous) or up to +50 dBm peak (up to 5 microsecond duration with low duty cycle) input power without performance degradation " Also used to describe an unmodulated carrier
Marking found on certain insulators specially designed for high frequency (30,000 cycles per second) long distance telephone lines called carrier-circuits The "C" stands for Carrier-current application and the "W" denotes the insulator was intended to be used on a wooden pin This designation was intended for CD 122 4 but no insulators were ever marked with "CW" See also: CM, CS, CSA, CSC, CSO, TW