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Antenna & Wave Propagation Skip Distance

Skip distance in sky-wave propagation is the minimum distance from the transmitter at which a wave of specified frequency is?

AReturned to Earth by the ionosphere
BAbsorbed completely by the antenna
CConverted to a ground current
DGuaranteed to have zero fading

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Correct Answer: A. Returned to Earth by the ionosphere

Explanation: Skip distance is the shortest ground distance at which a given sky wave returns to Earth under the prevailing ionospheric conditions.

Reference: Standard antenna and wave propagation: skip distance

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