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'''WAC''' : Worked All Continents. | |||
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Administrative_Radio_Conference WARC], WRC''' : World (Administrative) Radio Conference. Run by the [http://www.itu.int/net/home/index.aspx International Telecommunications Union]. | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Administrative_Radio_Conference WARC], WRC''' : World (Administrative) Radio Conference. Run by the [http://www.itu.int/net/home/index.aspx International Telecommunications Union]. | ||
'''WAN''' : Worked All Neighbours. Used to refer to a powerful station in a densely-populated area where strong signals overload broadcast receivers in the immediate vicinity. | |||
'''WARC Bands''' : Agreed to at the 1979 WARC, they consist of the [[30 metres|30m]] ( 10.100Mhz - 10.150MHz), [[17 metres|17m]] (18.086MHz - 18.186MHz) and [[12 metres|12m]] (24.890MHz - 24.990MHz) amateur bands. | '''WARC Bands''' : Agreed to at the 1979 WARC, they consist of the [[30 metres|30m]] ( 10.100Mhz - 10.150MHz), [[17 metres|17m]] (18.086MHz - 18.186MHz) and [[12 metres|12m]] (24.890MHz - 24.990MHz) amateur bands. | ||
'''WAS''' : Worked All States. In the US, contacts with stations in each of the fifty US states. | |||
'''WAVE''' : Worked All VE. Contacts with stations in each of the Canadian provinces. | |||
'''Waveguide''' : A hollow tube, typically square in cross-section, used to carry microwave signals. | '''Waveguide''' : A hollow tube, typically square in cross-section, used to carry microwave signals. | ||
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'''[http://www.wia.org.au/ WIA]''' : Wireless Institute of Australia. The national organisation for Australian hams. | '''[http://www.wia.org.au/ WIA]''' : Wireless Institute of Australia. The national organisation for Australian hams. | ||
'''WPM''' : Words per minute. | |||
'''[[WSPR |WSPR]]''' : '''W'''eak '''S'''ignal '''P'''ropagation '''R'''eporter. | '''[[WSPR |WSPR]]''' : '''W'''eak '''S'''ignal '''P'''ropagation '''R'''eporter. | ||
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WAC : Worked All Continents.
WARC, WRC : World (Administrative) Radio Conference. Run by the International Telecommunications Union.
WAN : Worked All Neighbours. Used to refer to a powerful station in a densely-populated area where strong signals overload broadcast receivers in the immediate vicinity.
WARC Bands : Agreed to at the 1979 WARC, they consist of the 30m ( 10.100Mhz - 10.150MHz), 17m (18.086MHz - 18.186MHz) and 12m (24.890MHz - 24.990MHz) amateur bands.
WAS : Worked All States. In the US, contacts with stations in each of the fifty US states.
WAVE : Worked All VE. Contacts with stations in each of the Canadian provinces.
Waveguide : A hollow tube, typically square in cross-section, used to carry microwave signals.
Wavelength : The distance in metres between corresponding points on a wave.
WIA : Wireless Institute of Australia. The national organisation for Australian hams.
WPM : Words per minute.
WSPR : Weak Signal Propagation Reporter.
WSJT : Weak Signal Joe Taylor - named after Joe Taylor who wrote the software.
WX : Weather. See weather spotting, APRS for transmission of current meteorological readings via amateur radio. Many 2 metre handheld transceivers are also capable of extended tuning to permit reception of forecasts over VHF bands assigned to other services, such as marine radio.