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Communication Frequency Bands


Frequency Range Wavelength Range Frequency Band
30 kHz - 300 kHz 1km - 10km low frequencies - long waves
300 kHz - 3 MHz 100 m - 1000 m medium frequencies - medium waves
3 MHz - 30 MHz 10 m - 100 m short waves
30 MHz - 300 MHz 1 m - 10 m Very High Frequencies or VHF
300 MHz - 3000 MHz 0.1 m - 1 m Ultra High Frequencies or UHF
3 GHz - 30 GHz 0.01 m - 0.1 m Super High Frequencies or SHF

Some landmarks

0.5 MHz - 1.6 MHz: AM radio

88 MHz - 108 MHz: FM radio

174 MHz - 254 MHz: VHF Television (broadcast)

470 MHz - 860 MHz: UHF Television (broadcast)

800 MHz - 900 MHz: Cellular phones

1 GHz - 40 GHz: Communication satellites

4 GHz - 8 GHz: C-Band (broadcast)
12 GHz - 18 GHz: Ku-Band (broadcast)

NB: 1kHz = 1000Hz, 1 MHz = 1000 kHz; 1 GHZ = 1000 MHz; .


Frequency Bands of the Electromagnetic Spectrum


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