skip distance

n. The smallest separation between a transmitter and a receiver that permits radio signals of a specific frequency to travel from one to the other by reflection from the ionosphere.

skip distance

n (Telecommunications) the shortest distance between a transmitter and a receiver that will permit reception of radio waves of a specified frequency by one reflection from the ionosphere

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Noun

skip distance - the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionospheredistance, length - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

skip distance

[′skip ‚dis·təns] (electromagnetism) The minimum distance that radio waves can be transmitted between two points on the earth by reflection from the ionosphere, at a specified time and frequency. (engineering) In angle-beam ultrasonic testing, the distance between the point of entry on the workpiece and the point of first reflection.

skip distance

i. The minimum distance between the transmitting station and the point at which the reflected sky wave touches the surface of the earth the first time. Within this distance, no sky-wave reception is possible. For a given frequency, the skip distance varies with the time of day and the season of the year.
ii. The distance that a bomb skips on the ground or the water after first impact.

skip distance

Related to skip distance: Skip zone

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noun the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere

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distance
length

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