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'''Earth''' : A circuit connection to a ground rod driven into the ground or system of wires buried below the surface of the ground.
'''Earth''' : A circuit connection to a ground rod driven into the ground or system of wires buried below the surface of the ground.


'''EIRP''' : Effective Isotropic Radiated Power. The sum of transmitted power and antenna gain, minus any transmission line losses.
'''EIRP''' : '''E'''ffective '''I'''sotropic '''R'''adiated '''P'''ower. The sum of transmitted power and antenna gain, minus any transmission line losses.


'''[[Electromagnetic Waves]]''' : The waves emitted by an [[Antennas |antenna]], having two dimensions, electric and magnetic.
'''[[Electromagnetic Waves]]''' : The waves emitted by an [[Antennas |antenna]], having two dimensions, electric and magnetic.


'''EHF''' : Extremely High Frequency - from 30GHz to 300GHz
'''EHF''' : '''E'''xtremely '''H'''igh '''F'''requency - from 30GHz to 300GHz


'''EME''' : Earth Moon Earth - bouncing a signal off the moon to a remote station that would not normally be accessible.
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube Electron Tube]''' : (Also known as an '''Vacuum Tube''' or a '''Thermionic Valve'''). A device that creates or modifies an electrical signal through the movement of electrons in a low pressure (vacuum) space.


'''EMF''' : Electromotive Force - [[Voltage]].
'''Elevation''' (1) : The angle that an antenna - often a beam - makes with the horizontal.
 
'''Elevation''' (2) : How high an object/place/station is above sea level. Same as ASL (Above Sea Level)
 
'''[[Elmer]]''' : Slang for a person who helps newcomers get started in amateur radio.
 
'''[[Moonbounce (EME) | EME]]''' : '''E'''arth '''M'''oon '''E'''arth - bouncing a signal off the moon to a remote station that would not normally be accessible.
 
'''EMF''' : '''E'''lectro'''m'''otive '''F'''orce - [[Voltage]].


'''EMI''' : Electromagnetic Interference.
'''EMI''' : Electromagnetic Interference.


'''[http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/index.cfm eQSL]''' : Electronic [http://amateur-radio-wiki.net/index.php?title=QSL QSL] - a website for sending and receiving QSL's online.
'''ERP''' : '''E'''ffective '''R'''adiated '''P'''ower.
 
'''[http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/index.cfm eQSL]''' : Electronic [[QSL]] - a website for sending and receiving QSL's online.
 
'''[[E-Skip]]''' : [[Propagation]] through signals being refracted in the E-Layer
 
'''Eu''' : Europe

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Earth : A circuit connection to a ground rod driven into the ground or system of wires buried below the surface of the ground.

EIRP : Effective Isotropic Radiated Power. The sum of transmitted power and antenna gain, minus any transmission line losses.

Electromagnetic Waves : The waves emitted by an antenna, having two dimensions, electric and magnetic.

EHF : Extremely High Frequency - from 30GHz to 300GHz

Electron Tube : (Also known as an Vacuum Tube or a Thermionic Valve). A device that creates or modifies an electrical signal through the movement of electrons in a low pressure (vacuum) space.

Elevation (1) : The angle that an antenna - often a beam - makes with the horizontal.

Elevation (2) : How high an object/place/station is above sea level. Same as ASL (Above Sea Level)

Elmer : Slang for a person who helps newcomers get started in amateur radio.

EME : Earth Moon Earth - bouncing a signal off the moon to a remote station that would not normally be accessible.

EMF : Electromotive Force - Voltage.

EMI : Electromagnetic Interference.

ERP : Effective Radiated Power.

eQSL : Electronic QSL - a website for sending and receiving QSL's online.

E-Skip : Propagation through signals being refracted in the E-Layer

Eu : Europe