Amateur radio wiki National Amateur Radio Alliance

Member sign in

Sign in with your NARA account to continue on this page.

Forgot your password?
Not a member yet? Join today.

What changed

Glossary — edited Sep 5, 2026 by NARA Master Administrator

Compared with the version from Sep 5, 2026. Note: Approved suggestion: Ohm's law

45 unchanged lines
 
**Net** — a scheduled on-air meeting; see [nets](/wiki/operating/nets).
 
+ **Ohm's law** — volts equal amps times ohms (E = I × R). Behind it: watts equal volts times amps. Two thirds of the exam pool leans on these two lines.
+  
**QRP** — low power operation, 5 W or less.
 
**QSL** — confirmation of a contact, or the card that records it.
24 unchanged lines