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
- Offset — The gap between transmit and receive frequency.
- RTTY — Radio Teletype.
- Sporadic E — Sudden short-lived openings.
- FM — Frequency Modulation. VHF and UHF voice.
- Ionosphere — The layer that bounces HF signals back to earth.
- APRS — Automatic Packet Reporting System.
- Wavelength — The physical length of one radio wave.
- CW — Continuous Wave. Morse code.