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  • Ham Radio Glossary (G)

    From Daryl Stout@954:895/7 to All on Sun Jun 25 00:06:04 2023
    From QRZ.Com, the Icom handout, and Part 97 Of The FCC Rules -
    Ham Radio Glossary - An overview of amateur radio terms.

    Gain
    As it applies to antennas, see Antenna Gain

    General
    The most widely held of U.S. Amateur Radio license. It allows all
    amateur radio privileges, except for the 500 kilhohertz of spectrum
    reserved for Advanced and Amateur Extra Class licensees.

    GMT
    See "UTC".

    Green Stamp
    U.S. dollar bill sent along with a QSL card (instead of an IRC) to
    offset postage costs of a return card.

    Groundplane
    A type of omni-directional antenna.

    Ground wave
    Electrical wave directly traveling from transmitter.

    Grounding
    Electrical connection to the radio. Used to disperse harmful build-ups
    of static and electrical energy.
    --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7)