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 **Polarisation** - The property of a wave (usually transverse) that defines the geometrical orientation of the oscillation of that wave, e.g. a sine wave could be said to have vertical polarisation. **Polarisation** - The property of a wave (usually transverse) that defines the geometrical orientation of the oscillation of that wave, e.g. a sine wave could be said to have vertical polarisation.
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 +**POTA** - Parks On The Air.  (https://www.parksontheair.com).
  
 **Propagation** - Any of the ways in which waves travel. Electromagnetic (radio, light etc.) waves can travel in a vacuum; sound waves by comparison cannot. **Propagation** - Any of the ways in which waves travel. Electromagnetic (radio, light etc.) waves can travel in a vacuum; sound waves by comparison cannot.
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 **Sensitivity** - The ability of a receiver to detect weak signals. **Sensitivity** - The ability of a receiver to detect weak signals.
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 +**SOTA** - Summits On The Air.  (https://www.sota.org.uk/)
  
 **Voltage** - A measure of the energy possessed by a quantity of electricity: a source of energy of one volt is able to deliver one joule of energy for each coulomb of charge that flows. It is measured in volts, V. **Voltage** - A measure of the energy possessed by a quantity of electricity: a source of energy of one volt is able to deliver one joule of energy for each coulomb of charge that flows. It is measured in volts, V.
  
  
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