Band — A range of frequencies set aside for a purpose.
Hams name bands by wavelength rather than frequency — "20 meters" is the band around 14 MHz. The two describe the same thing from different directions.
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- K index — How disturbed the earth's magnetic field is.
- SSTV — Slow-Scan Television.
- Gray line — The band of twilight moving around the earth.
- SSB — Single Sideband. HF voice.
- FT8 — A weak-signal digital mode.
- CTCSS / PL tone — A sub-audible tone that opens a repeater.
- Watts — Transmit power.
- FM — Frequency Modulation. VHF and UHF voice.