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Basic Qualification · B-007 Radio wave propagation · B-007-007-006

Sur quelle bande du service de radioamateur la propagation par ionisation sporadique de la couche E permet-elle le plus souvent de grandes distances?

  1. A160 mètres
  2. B20 mètres
  3. C2 mètres
  4. D6 mètres

Correct answer: D — 6 mètres. Question tirée de la banque officielle d'ISDE.

Why

Sporadic-E occurs when dense patches of ionisation form in the lower atmosphere, acting like a mirror that bounces radio signals much farther than usual. 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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