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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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In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

  1. AThe approximate wavelength in meters
  2. BTraditional letter/number designators
  3. CChannel numbers
  4. DAll these choices are correct
Why Hams name bands by their approximate wavelength in meters as well as by frequency, so 146 MHz is the 2 meter band and 14 MHz is the 20 meter band. The link is wavelength in meters = 300 divided by frequency in MHz, since radio waves travel at about 300,000,000 meters per second. The rounded wavelength becomes the band's everyday name: 144-148 MHz is 2 meters, 420-450 MHz is 70 centimeters.
Watch out Channel numbers are used by broadcast TV, CB and marine VHF services, not by amateur bands, which are continuous frequency ranges you tune anywhere within. Letter/number designators like L-band or S-band belong to radar and satellite engineering, not to ham band names.
300 divided by MHz gives meters: 300/146 is about 2, hence the 2 meter band.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  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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