They also do not like to think of Amateur bands being channelised, as that is akin As the RSGB survey pointed out, a lot of people are resistant toĬhange. The terms for the channel names assigned to the VHF and UHF Amateur bands Once upon a time, in the 1970s, they read the band-plan, then ignoredĪll future changes. If you are new to the hobby of Amateur Radio, you may have heard people on 145.5 MHz and 433.5 MHz The term should reallyīe updated to Inter-UK or Inter-UK NVIS to avoid confusion. With relative ease (depending on local QRM levels) and vice versa.
Will be able to talk to stations in Wales, Scotland, Devon, Cornwall, and Ireland Under the right conditions, a station in the south of England Suitable NVIS aerial (usually a horizontal dipole), you can work other UK-basedĪmateur Radio stations by bouncing your signals off the Ionosphere as if it wasĪ giant mirror hovering over the UK.
NVIS tends to become available below 7 MHz, and with a They are referring to the term Near Vertical Incident The term in anĪnachronism considering there are now more M call-signs issued than "Inter-G" and you are probably wondering what they mean. If you are new to the hobby of Amateur Radio, you may hear old-times on air referring to Systems that use duplex, such as mobile phones, I have not come across a duplex system for Amateur Radio use. This is exactly how VHF and UHF operate when you are working through a repeater. The term "split" is often used on HF when a station is transmitting on a different frequency to their Point out to them a term that all Radio Amateurs should be aware of:Īll MF, HF, VHF, and UHF amateur radio uses simplex, or split-simplex. After attempting to help a couple of Foundation licence holders with the programming of their FT-991(A)s, I had to