Radio terms without the fog
A friendly reference for visitors who are new to amateur radio, QSL cards, station logs, and satellite operating.
Why this page exists
This site uses real amateur-radio language because the station records are real. The glossary keeps those words readable for admissions officers, friends, developers, and curious visitors.
Quick read
If you remember only one thing: a QSO is a contact, a QSL confirms it, and the logbook is the public record of when and how the contact happened.
Radio basics
On-air language
The site shows two callsigns because the same operator can hold licenses in different countries.
The logbook lists QSOs with date, time, band, mode, country, grid, and signal reports.
Band statistics show where the station is most active and which propagation paths are working.
Mode filters help visitors understand whether a contact was voice, Morse, satellite FM, or another method.
Logs and cards
Confirmation language
The QSL page accepts confirmed QSO requests, SWL reports, and collector-card requests.
SWL reports have their own QSL request type because they are different from two-way QSOs.
RST sent and received fields record how each station judged the signal during a contact.
The logbook can import and export ADIF so records can move between station software and online services.
Maps and services
Where contacts go
Grid squares power the map and help satellite operators understand whether two stations share a footprint.
Country and DXCC statistics show how far the station has reached across the world.
Satellite QSO records may include the spacecraft name, mode, and notes about the pass.
External links may point to QRZ, while future integrations can connect confirmations and award tracking.