Connectivity exchange

{{Short description|Radio network process}}

{{Use American English|date = April 2019}}

Connectivity exchange (CONEX): In an adaptive or manually operated high-frequency (HF) radio network, the automatic or manual exchange of information concerning routes to stations that are not directly reachable by the exchange originator.

The purpose of the exchange is to identify indirect paths and/or possible relay stations to those stations that are not directly reachable.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luqEtNNsciMC&q=connectivity+exchange+hf&pg=PA64|title=Third-generation and Wideband HF Radio Communications|last1=Johnson|first1=Eric E.|last2=Koski|first2=Erik|last3=Furman|first3=William N.|last4=Jorgenson|first4=Mark|last5=Nieto|first5=John|date=2012-10-01|publisher=Artech House|isbn=9781608075034|language=en}}