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T3B06

RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION · Electromagnetic wave properties: wavelength vs frequency, nature and velocity of electromagnetic waves, relationship of wavelength and frequency; Electromagnetic spectrum definitions: UHF, VHF, HF

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What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?

  1. AWavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz multiplied by 300
  2. BWavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz divided by 300
  3. CWavelength in meters equals frequency in megahertz divided by 300
  4. DWavelength in meters equals 300 divided by frequency in megahertz
Why All radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000,000 meters per second, and wavelength equals that speed divided by frequency. Writing the speed as 300 million and the frequency in millions of hertz (MHz) cancels the millions, leaving the handy shortcut wavelength (m) = 300 / frequency (MHz). Check it: 300 / 146 MHz is about 2 meters, which is exactly what hams call the 2 meter band.
Watch out The choices that divide a frequency by 300 have the ratio upside down, and they would make higher frequencies give longer wavelengths, which is backward; wavelength and frequency are inversely related.
300 over MHz. 300/146 = 2 m, 300/440 = 0.7 m. Big frequency, small wavelength.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T3B

  1. T3B01 What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?
  2. T3B02 What property of a radio wave defines its polarization?
  3. T3B03 What are the two components of a radio wave?
  4. T3B04 What is the velocity of a radio wave traveling through free space?
  5. T3B05 What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?
  6. T3B06 What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?
  7. T3B07 In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?
  8. T3B08 What frequency range is referred to as VHF?
  9. T3B09 What frequency range is referred to as UHF?
  10. T3B10 What frequency range is referred to as HF?
  11. T3B11 What is the approximate velocity of a radio wave in free space?
  12. T3B12 Which of these frequencies travels at the highest velocity in free space?
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