The Radio Amateur's Hand Book / A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony

by A. Frederick Collins

KILOWATT.--1,000 watts.

LAMBDA.--See Pages 301, 302. [Appendix: Useful Abbreviations].

LATTICE WOUND COILS.--See Coils, Inductance.

LIGHTNING SWITCH.--See Switch, Lightning.

LINE RADIO COMMUNICATION.--See Wired Wireless.

LINE RADIO TELEPHONY.--See Telephony, Line Radio.

LITZENDRAHT.--A conductor formed of a number of fine copper wires either twisted or braided together. It is used to reduce the skin effect. See Resistance, High Frequency.

LOAD FLICKER.--The flickering of electric lights on lines that supply wireless transmitting sets due to variations of the voltage on opening and closing the key.

LOADING COIL.--See Coil, Loading.

LONG WAVES.--See Waves.