SWR — Standing Wave Ratio.
A measure of how well your antenna system matches your radio. A high SWR means power is bouncing back instead of radiating, and modern radios cut power to protect themselves when they see it.
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Related words
- Solar flux — A number that tracks solar activity.
- Wavelength — The physical length of one radio wave.
- Band — A range of frequencies set aside for a purpose.
- APRS — Automatic Packet Reporting System.
- SSB — Single Sideband. HF voice.
- SSTV — Slow-Scan Television.
- K index — How disturbed the earth's magnetic field is.
- CW — Continuous Wave. Morse code.