Vertical — What It Means in Ham Radio

Vertical — An antenna that stands straight up.

Takes less space than a dipole and radiates in all directions. Popular where a horizontal wire will not fit.

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Related words

• VOX — Voice Operated eXchange.
• Transceiver — A transmitter and receiver in one box.
• Antenna — The thing that actually radiates your signal.
• PTT — Push To Talk.
• SDR — Software Defined Radio.
• HT — Handy Talkie. A handheld radio.
• Yagi — A directional beam antenna.
• Dipole — Two legs of wire.