![]() ![]() The expectation for all those radios is the signals can only be heard within “line-of-sight” range.Ī radio wave traveling between two points within line-of-sight range of each other - without bouncing off or bending around anything - is called the space wave. ![]() If pressed, they might also realize that mobile phones, Wi-Fi, and even Bluetooth links are a type of radio, too. To most people, “using a radio” means the short-range “walkie-talkies” used by public safety agencies and as the Family Radio Service “walkabouts” available to everyone. Let’s put that know-how to work! The Radio Horizon Not only hams can take advantage of radio propagation - everybody has a chance to experience some very interesting ways of interacting with the natural world through wireless. In Part 1, we covered a batch of basics: definitions of terms, and some fundamentals of how waves travel about. Want to hear the world turning? You can - it’s right behind the front panel of a radio! ![]()
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