Skip Distances refer to the distance on Earth's surface between:

Skip Distances refer to the distance on Earth's surface between:

• A. The sky wave leaves the antenna and is received after one hop
• B. The transmitter and the horizon
• C. The ground wave end and horizon
• D. The transmitter and receiver without reflection

Answer: (A)

Skip distance is the surface distance from the transmitting site to the point on Earth where a sky wave, after reflecting off the ionosphere, first returns to the ground. This distance defines how far apart you can be on the surface and still receive the signal after one ionospheric hop. It’s about the sky wave path with one reflection, not the line-of-sight to the horizon or the ground-wave path. The statement that describes this path best is the one where the sky wave leaves the antenna and is received after one hop.

Skip distance is the surface distance from the transmitting site to the point on Earth where a sky wave, after reflecting off the ionosphere, first returns to the ground. This distance defines how far apart you can be on the surface and still receive the signal after one ionospheric hop. It’s about the sky wave path with one reflection, not the line-of-sight to the horizon or the ground-wave path. The statement that describes this path best is the one where the sky wave leaves the antenna and is received after one hop.