The signal experiences less loss compared to multi-hop propagation, which uses Earth as a reflector✓Bonne réponse
The MUF for chordal-hop propagation is much lower than for normal skip propagation
Atmospheric noise is reduced in the direction of chordal-hop propagation
Signals travel faster along ionospheric chords
Explication
In a chordal hop the signal is refracted from one ionospheric region directly to another without touching the ground, so it escapes the substantial scattering and absorption of a ground reflection and arrives stronger than over an equivalent multi-hop path. The MUF is not lowered, atmospheric noise is unaffected, and radio waves do not travel faster along such a route.