Frequency — What It Means in Ham Radio

Frequency — How fast a radio wave oscillates.

Measured in Hertz. Amateur frequencies are usually given in megahertz — 146.520 MHz, for example.

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Related words

  • Watts — Transmit power.
  • Solar flux — A number that tracks solar activity.
  • CW — Continuous Wave. Morse code.
  • SSTV — Slow-Scan Television.
  • Propagation — How your signal travels.
  • SWR — Standing Wave Ratio.
  • K index — How disturbed the earth's magnetic field is.
  • APRS — Automatic Packet Reporting System.