HF Skip Distance RNAV

The minimum skip distance is the shortest distance that the skywaves of HFHF —1) Radio Waves: High Frequency2) Human Performance: Human Factors comms will travel - in other words, you are able to reach anyone beyond that point with an HFHF —1) Radio Waves: High Frequency2) Human Performance: Human Factors wave, but not anyone closer. It therefore pays if the minimum skip distance is as short as possible. However, to do this requires decreasing the HFHF —1) Radio Waves: High Frequency2) Human Performance: Human Factors frequency to increase the bending of the wave, which results in a decrease in quality.