Voltage / Potential Difference = Volts (V) = Volt-meter = V

Current = Amperes (A) = Ampere-meter = I

Resistance = Ohms (O) = Ohm-meter = R

Power = Watts (W) = Watt-meter = P

V=IR

P=UI

Radiated power = Power output from transmitter in Watts x Gain of the antenna

Wave-length (Lambda) in meters = 300 / Frequency in MHz

Humans can generally hear audio frequencies (AF) between 100 Hz and 15000 Hz (15 kHz)

Radio-communications restricts the use of audio frequencies to between the 300 Hz to 3000
Hz (3 kHz) range

300 kHz to 3 MHz = Medium Frequencies (MF)

3 MHz to 30 MHz = High Frequencies (HF) / Decametric

30 MHz to 300 MHz = Very High Frequencies (VHF)

300 MHz to 3000 MHz = Ultra High Frequencies (UHF)

European AC mains-power is supplied at 230 Volts and 50 Hz

1 milli (m) = 1 thousandth = 1/1000 = 0.001 = 1 mA/mV/mW

1 kilo (k) = 1 thousand = 1000 = 1k

1 mega (M) = 1 million = 1000000 = 1 M

Primary and Exclusive band = PEX

Primary band = P

Secondary = S

VHF for amateur-radio = 144 MHz to 146 MHz (USA = upto 148 MHz)

UHF for amateur-radio = 430 MHz to 440 MHz

VHF repeater shift = -600 kHz

UHF repeater shift = +1.6 MHz or -7,6 MHz

Audible tone control-signal required to activate non-CTCSS European repeaters = 1750 Hz

Sub-audible tone control-signal required to activate non-CTCSS North-American repeaters =

tones within the 67 Hz to 250.3 Hz range

SSB frequency excursion on each side of central frequency = 3 kHz

SSB LSB = If QRG less than 10 MHz = -3 kHz from central QRG

SSB USB = If QRG greater than 10 MHz = +3 kHz from central QRG
PL259 = SO239

SWR of 1.1 = Excellent

SWR less than 1.2 = Very good
SWR less than 1.5 = Good
SWR equal or superior 2 = Bad
SWR equal or superior to 3 = Very bad

Author : Ravindran THANIKAIMONI (Radio Club ON5UB - Bruxelles)

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