HOP

1. The excursion of a radio wave from the Earth to the ionosphere and back to the Earth. ( 188 ) Note: The number of hops indicates the number of reflections from the ionosphere. 2. A waveform transmitted for the duration of each relocation of the carrier frequency of a frequency-hopped system . ( 188 ) 3. To modify a modulated waveform with constant center frequency so that it frequency hops. ( 188 )