Jacob Aaron Sy WIRLCOM EK January 12, 2017

ITU
Band Name Abbreviation Frequency
Extremely Low
ELF 3-30 Hz
Frequency

Super Low
SLF 30-300 Hz
Frequency

Ultra Low
ULF 300-3000 Hz
Frequency

Very Low
VLF 3-30 kHz
Frequency

Low Frequency LF 30-300 kHz

Medium Frequency MF 300-3000 kHz

High Frequency HF 3-30 MHz

Very High
VHF 30-300 MHz
Frequency

Ultra High
UHF 300-3000 MHz
Frequency

Super High
SHF 3-30 GHz
Frequency

Extremely High
EHF 30-300 GHz
Frequency

Tremendously High
THF 300-3000 GHz
Frequency

Table 1 ITU Standard Table 2 IEEE standard

Trend:
For ITU standards a simpler way to assume is that 2 Hz and below is considered a DC signal.
Also we can assume that the medium frequency band is the only band that has now high or low
we can memorize it as 300 – 3000kHz. The lowest band has a 27Hz bandwidth and will
increase tenfold for the succeeding bands. Using verbs we must now how low is low below the
medium frequency and how high is high above the medium frequency band. It is only
applicable up to VHF. Let us treat 1 GHz as a special frequency so the band in it’s range should
have it as the higher limit which is the UHF band. From there on we memorize the L band has 1
– 2GHz range with wavelengths 30 to 15cm. We establish a difference in wavelength which is
15cm. For the next band divide the difference by two in the wavelengths. λ = v/f where v is the
speed of light and f is the frequency. "King Xerxes Can Seduce Lovely princesses"
which is from Ku band to L band in decreasing order.