Carte QSLUne carte QSL est une carte réponse ou d'accusé de réception du format d'une carte postale que s'échangent les radioamateurs ou les utilisateurs de la bande des 11 mètres (Cibiste) lorsqu'ils souhaitent confirmer une liaison radio. QSL est un code qui signifie : « Pouvez-vous me donner accusé de réception ? » ou «J'accuse réception de...», selon le code Q utilisé en télégraphie. Il est utilisé par les radioamateurs pour confirmer à un interlocuteur que l'on a bien compris son message, notamment concernant des échanges d'informations techniques (qualité du signal, puissance d'émission, etc.
Bande SLa bande S est une bande de fréquences définie sur la partie du spectre électromagnétique allant de 2 à 4 GHz. La bande S est notamment utilisée dans les applications suivantes : Radars météorologiques et certains radars militaires de surveillance aérienne (exemple AN/SPY-1 ou SAMPSON) Quelques satellites de télécommunications, spécialement ceux que la NASA emploie pour communiquer avec leurs navettes spatiales et la Station spatiale internationale. Certains transmetteurs audio/vidéo de puissance maximale
Faisceau hertzienvignette|Tour hertzienne du Gemeindealpe, Autriche. vignette|Relais hertzien. Un faisceau hertzien est un système de transmission de signaux mono-directionnel ou bi-directionnel et généralement permanent, entre deux sites géographiques fixes. Il exploite le support d'ondes radioélectriques, par des fréquences porteuses allant de (gamme des micro-ondes), focalisées et concentrées grâce à des antennes directives.
Antique radioAn antique radio is a radio receiving set that is collectible because of its age and rarity. The first radio receivers used a coherer and sounding board, and were only able to receive CW continuous wave (CW) transmissions, encoded with Morse code (wireless telegraphy). Later wireless telephony|transmission and reception of speech became possible, although Morse code transmission continued in use until the 1990s. All the following sections concern speech-capable radio, or wireless telephony.
Shortwave radioShortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 to 10 metres); above the medium frequency band (MF), to the bottom of the VHF band. Radio waves in the shortwave band can be reflected or refracted from a layer of electrically charged atoms in the atmosphere called the ionosphere.
Timeline of radioThe timeline of radio lists within the history of radio, the technology and events that produced instruments that use radio waves and activities that people undertook. Later, the history is dominated by programming and contents, which is closer to general history. Although development of the first radio wave communication system is attributed to Guglielmo Marconi, his was just the practical application of 80 years of scientific advancement in the field including the predictions of Michael Faraday, the theoretical work of James Clerk Maxwell, and the experimental demonstrations of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.
Title 47 CFR Part 15Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Part 15 (47 CFR 15) is an oft-quoted part of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations regarding unlicensed transmissions. It is a part of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and regulates everything from spurious emissions to unlicensed low-power broadcasting. Nearly every electronics device sold inside the United States radiates unintentional emissions, and must be reviewed to comply with Part 15 before it can be advertised or sold in the US market.
IntermodulationL'intermodulation sert à désigner, en électronique analogique, un défaut de certains amplificateurs qui peut être particulièrement gênant pour les amplificateurs hautes fréquences destinés aux radiocommunications. Les phénomènes d'intermodulation concernent également des défauts de transducteurs, notamment électro-acoustiques, et des phénomènes vibro-acoustiques. Un amplificateur linéaire parfait restitue sur sa sortie un signal de plus grande amplitude, mais de même forme que le signal d'entrée.
Cliff effectIn telecommunications, the (digital) cliff effect or brickwall effect is a sudden loss of digital signal reception. Unlike analog signals, which gradually fade when signal strength decreases or electromagnetic interference or multipath increases, a digital signal provides data which is either perfect or non-existent at the receiving end. It is named for a graph of reception quality versus signal quality, where the digital signal "falls off a cliff" instead of having a gradual rolloff. This is an example of an EXIT chart.
Line-of-sight propagationLine-of-sight propagation is a characteristic of electromagnetic radiation or acoustic wave propagation which means waves can only travel in a direct visual path from the source to the receiver without obstacles. Electromagnetic transmission includes light emissions traveling in a straight line. The rays or waves may be diffracted, refracted, reflected, or absorbed by the atmosphere and obstructions with material and generally cannot travel over the horizon or behind obstacles.
