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A Brief Look at The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Disclaimer
A Brief Look at The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Disclaimer
A Brief Look at The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Disclaimer
Disclaimer
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Radio
AM radio: 535 KHz to 1.7 MHz
( 98 MHz 10 ft)
Amateur radio, or Ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by about 3 million people throughout the world.
Common Ham bands.
Broadcast Television
Television: Broadcast channels 3-83 have frequencies in the range from 45-885 MHz. Satellite TV is
currently broadcast in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band in the US and the 10.7-12.75 GHz band in Europe.
Channels 1-6: 45-83 MHz
Channels 7-13: 175-211 MHz
Channels 14-83: 471-885 MHz
TV Sattelite Bands
Cell Phones
Regardless of the terminology (Modes) used to characterize cellular
technology (PCS, TDMA, CDMA, GSM, GPRS, Cellular, Digital, Analog, etc.),
at this time there are only two frequency ranges available to US carriers.
(1) 824 - 896 MHz
(2) 1.85 -1.99 GHz
Jammer
Radio Astronomy
Most radio astronomy observations are made in the band from about 30 GHz to 1 THz, but
there are instruments planned for observations beyond 1 THz.
Atmospheric Absorption
Infrared (IR): from the Latin infra, "below. The infrared is the region
of the spectrum just below the visible red.
IR technologies include:
Military target acquisition and tracking
Night vision
Remote temperature sensing
Short-ranged wireless communication
(remote controls for TV, stereo, etc,)
Spectroscopy
Weather forecasting
Infrared astronomy
At the atomic level, infrared energy elicits vibrational modes in molecules through a change
in the dipole moment, making it a useful frequency range for study of these energy states.
Far Infrared (FIR): The far infrared is the lower frequency portion of
the IR band.
Gamma Rays are high energy waves/particles that can penetrate deeply into solid objects.
Their energy is sufficient to cause damage to living cells.
Frequency: (1018 1021) Hz