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-  - The abbreviation HF stands for High Frequency and refers to the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 MHz. In amateur radio practice it is used to refer to the bands between 14 MHz and 28 MHz (20 to 10 metre bands), the other bands either being the ‘Low Bands’ (see there), VHF or UHF (see there).
+  - The abbreviation **HF** stands for **High Frequency** and refers to the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 MHz. In amateur radio practice it is used to refer to the bands between 14 MHz and 28 MHz (20 to 10 metre bands), the other bands either being the ‘Low Bands’ (see there), VHF or UHF (see there).
-  - HRD refers to the amateur radio software Ham Radio Deluxe, a software suite that covers many areas of computer radio control, computer logging, digital communications, maps etc.
+  - **HRD** refers to the amateur radio software **Ham Radio Deluxe**, a software suite that covers many areas of computer radio control, computer logging, digital communications, maps etc.
-  - In Morse, the abbreviation HI (di di di dit  di dit – or, more usually, di di di dit  dit dit), means ‘I’m laughing (the same as lol in texting). Some amateurs use it when they are actually talking on the radio (or using ‘phone’ as we say), which is meaningless but WTF, it’s up to them.
+  - In Morse, the abbreviation **HI** (di di di dit  di dit – or, more usually, di di di dit  dit dit), means ‘I’m laughing (the same as lol in texting). Some amateurs use it when they are actually talking on the radio (or using ‘phone’ as we say), which is meaningless but WTF, it’s up to them.
-  - Once a year in Friedrichshafen in the south of Germany on Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) the biggest amateur radio exhibition in Europe is held on the three days of the last full weekend in June: the ‘Ham Radio’. Visitor numbers in 2014 were 17,100 with over 200 exhibitors.
+  - Once a year in Friedrichshafen in the south of Germany on Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) the biggest amateur radio exhibition in Europe is held on the three days of the last full weekend in June: the ‘**Ham Radio**’. Visitor numbers in 2014 were 17,100 with over 200 exhibitors.
-  - In spite of the popularity of the ‘Ham Radio’ exhibition, many people find the expressions ‘radio ham’ and ‘ham radio’ to be a bit insulting, and prefer to be called ‘radio amateurs’ and talk about ‘amateur radio’. Nevertheless, we do talk with pride about Ham Spirit, the legendary willingness of radio amateurs to help fellow hobbyists with time, advice, loans of equipment, or other kind of support. The origin of the word ham to refer to radio amateurs is unclear, although many theories have been proposed over the years.
+  - In spite of the popularity of the ‘**Ham Radio**’ exhibition, many people find the expressions ‘**radio ham**’ and ‘**ham radio**’ to be a bit insulting, and prefer to be called ‘radio amateurs’ and talk about ‘amateur radio’. Nevertheless, we do talk with pride about Ham Spirit, the legendary willingness of radio amateurs to help fellow hobbyists with time, advice, loans of equipment, or other kind of support. The origin of the word ham to refer to radio amateurs is unclear, although many theories have been proposed over the years.
-  - An HB9CV antenna is a two-element antenna usually for VHF frequencies, named after Rudolf Baumgartner, callsign HB9CV, who came up with the design in the 1950s.
+  - An **HB9CV** antenna is a two-element antenna usually for VHF frequencies, named after Rudolf Baumgartner, callsign HB9CV, who came up with the design in the 1950s.
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