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FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Fast switching channel A switching channel with a sequence time short enough to recover (through software prediction) the integer part of the carrier beat phase. This gives a receiver the ability to track more than one satellite with a single channel.
Fast multiplexing channel See Fast switching channel
Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) Congressionally mandaged, joint Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Transportation (DOT) effort to reduce the proliferation and overlap of federally funded radionavigation systems. The FRP is designed to delineate policies and plans for U.S. government-provided radionavigation services.
Flattening f = (a-b) / a = 1 - (1 - e2)_ a = semi-major axis b = semi-minor axis e = eccentricity 
FM Frequency Modulation
Frequency band A range of frequencies in a particular region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Frequency spectrum The distribution of signal amplitudes as a function of frequency
FRP See Federal Radionavigation Plan
Fundamental frequency The fundamental frequency used in GPS is 10.23 Mhz. The carrier frequencies L1 and L2 are integer multiples of this fundamental frequency. L1 = 154F = 1575.42MHz L2 = 120F = 1227.60 Mhz 
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