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Basic Qualification · B-007 Radio wave propagation · B-007-003-003

Quelle est la distance maximale, sur la surface de la Terre, que peut parcourir une onde radio réfléchie une seule fois par la couche ionosphérique E?

  1. A300 km
  2. B4 000 km
  3. C1 000 km
  4. D2 000 km

Correct answer: D — 2 000 km. Question tirée de la banque officielle d'ISDE.

Why

The E region of the ionosphere sits lower than the F region, so it reflects radio waves back to Earth at a shorter angle, typically allowing a single bounce to cover about 2000 km. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.

Practise this section

Radio wave propagation is section B-007 of the Basic exam: How signals travel: the ionosphere and its layers, skip, ground wave, sporadic E, and which bands work when.

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