AM Radio Band: Amplitude Modulated Carrier

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AMRadioBand

TheAmplitudeModulated(AM)radiocarrierfrequenciesareinthefrequencyrange535
1605kHz.Thefrequencies30535kHzareusedformaritimecommunicationand
navigationandforaircraftnavigation.Carrierfrequenciesof540to1600kHzareassigned
at10kHzintervals.
Index
Frequencies:5001500kHz
Wavelengths:600200m
Quantumenergies:26x109eV
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ShortWave
ThefrequenciesfromthetopendoftheAMbandtothebottomoftheVHFtelevisionband
aregenerallycalledthe"shortwave"range,ahistoricalterm.Theyarepartofthegeneral
rangereferredtoas"radiofrequencies"orRF.Therangefrom1605kHzto54MHzhas
multiplecommunicationuses.
1,605kHz Amateurradio,governmentradio,internationalshortwavebroadcast,fixed
30MHz
andmobilecommunications.
Governmentandnongovernment,fixedandmobile.Includespolice,fire,
3050MHz
forestry,highway,andrailroadservices.
5054MHz Amateur
TheRFfrequencyrangearound4050MHzisimportantastheprotonresonancefrequency
rangeusedinnuclearmagneticresonance(NMR)andmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI).
Frequencies:1.60554MHz
Wavelengths:1875.55m
Quantumenergies:.66x108.22x106eV

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TVandFMRadioBand
ThecarrierfrequenciesforVHFtelevisionChannels24coverthefrequencyrange54to72
MHz.Thereisabandfrom7276MHzwhichisreservedforgovernmentandnon
governmentservices,includingastandardaeronauticalbeaconat75MHz.VHFTV
channels5and6arebetween76and88MHz.TheFMradiobandisfrom88to108MHz
betweenVHFtelevisionChannels6and7.AbovetheFMisarange108122MHzfor
aeronauticalnavigationincludinglocalizers,radiorangingandairportcontrol.From122to
174MHzisanothergeneralservicebandforbothgovernmentandnongovernmentsignals.
Itincludesfixedandmobileunitsandamateurbroadcast.Channels7through13spanthe
frequencyrange174216MHz.216470MHzincludesanumberoffixedandmobile
communicationmodes,includingsomeaeronauticalnavigationandcitizensradio.470890
MHzincludesUHFtelevisionchannels14to83.Frequencies8903000MHzincludea
varietyofaeronauticalandamateuruses,studiotransmitterrelays,etc.Thereareradar
bands1,3001,600MHz.
TheFMstationsareassignedcenterfrequenciesat200kHzseparationstartingat88.1MHz,
foramaximumof100stations.TheseFMstationshavea75kHzmaximumdeviationfrom
thecenterfrequency,whichleaves25kHzupperandlower"gaurdbands"tominimize
interactionwiththeadjacentfrequencyband.Televisionchannelshave5MHzseparation.

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Thefrequencyrangeformobilecellulartelephonesislistedas824.040848.970MHz.
Frequencies:541600MHz
Wavelengths:5.55m0.187m
Quantumenergies:0.22x1060.66x105eV

LBandforSatelliteCommunication
Therange3901550MHzintheultrahighradiofrequencyrangeisdesignatedastheLBand
andisusedforavarietyofsatellitecommunicationpurposes.
Forexample,theGlobalPositioningSystemusestwocarrierfrequenciesinthisbandfor
broadcastingnavigationdata.
Electromagneticspectrum AMandFMfrequencies Radiofrequencybands

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Microwaves,Radar
Whiletherearesomeradarbandsfrom1,300to1,600MHz,mostmicrowaveapplications
fallintherange3,000to30,000MHz(330GHz).Currentmicrowaveovensoperateata
nominalfrequencyof2450MHz,abandassignedbytheFCC.Therearealsosomeamateur
andradionavigationusesofthe330GHzrange.Ininteractionswithmatter,microwave
radiationprimarilyactstoproducemolecularrotationandtorsion,andmicrowave
absorptionmanifestsitselfbyheat.Molecularstructureinformationcanbeobtainedfrom
theanalysisofmolecularrotationalspectra,themostprecisewaytodeterminebondlengths
andanglesofmolecules.Microwaveradiationisalsousedinelectronspinresonance
spectroscopy.
Formicrowaveovensandsomeradarapplications,themicrowavesareproducedby
magnetrons.

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Ofgreatastrophysicalsignificanceisthe3Kbackgroundradiationintheuniverse,whichis
inthemicrowaveregion.IthasrecentlybeenmappedwithgreatprecisionbytheWMAP
probe.
Frequencies:1.630GHz
Wavelengths:18710mm
Quantumenergies:0.66x1050.12x103eV

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MillimeterWaves,Telemetry
Therange30300GHzisusedforavarietyofexperimental,governmentandamateur
purposesincommunication.
Frequencies:30300GHz
Wavelengths:101mm

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Quantumenergies:0.12x1030.12x102eV

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