Radio Wave Applications
Long wave (LW) : 0.01–0.50 MHz
  • 0.15 – 0.28MHz LW broadcast band
  • 0.19 – 0.43 MHz CW navigation beacons
  • 0.01MHz = 10.0 KHz
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    Medium wave (MW) : 0.50 – 1.7 MHz AM broadcast band
    Short wave (SW) : 1.7 – 30 MHz
  • 3.5–4.0 MHz 80 meter ham band
  • 7.0–7.3 MHz 40 meter ham band
  • 4.75–5.06 MHz 60 meter broadcast band
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    Very high frequency (VHF) : 30 – 300 MHz
  • 55 – 88 MHz TV channels 2–6 (US)
  • 88 – 108 MHz FM broadcast band (US)
  • 174 – 216 MHz TV channels 7–13 (US)
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    Ultra High Frequency (UHF) : 300 – 3000 MHz
  • 460 – 460.525 MHz Police
  • 470 – 752 MHz TV channels 14–60(US)
  • 824 – 849 MHz Cellular phones (mobile)
  • 869 – 894 MHz Cellular phones (base)
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    Super High Frequency (SHF) : 3 - 30 GHz 3 GHz (gigaHertz) = 3000 MHz
    Extreme High Frequency (EHF) : 30 - 300 GHz Radio astronomy & Remote sensing