The good you do to others will always come back to you –pay it forward!!–Communications The Radio Frequency Spectrum Band name ABBR ITU band frequency wavelength propagation mode < 3 Hz > 100,000 km - Extremely low frequency ELF 1 3–30 Hz 100,000 km –10,000 km - Super low frequency SLF 2 30–300 Hz 10,000 km –1000 km - Ultra low frequency ULF 3 300–3000 Hz 1000 km –100 km - Very low frequency VLF 4 3–30 kHz 100 km –10 km Ground Wave Low frequency LF 5 30–300 kHz 10 km –1 km Ground Wave Medium frequency MF 6 300–3000 kHz 1 km –100 m Ground Wave High frequency HF 7 3–30 MHz 100 m –10 m Sky Wave Very high frequency VHF 8 30–300 MHz 10 m –1 m Space Wave Ultra high frequency UHF 9 300–3000 MHz 1 m –100 mm Space Wave Super high frequency SHF 10 3–30 GHz 100 mm –10 mm Space Wave Extremely high frequency EHF 11 30–300 GHz 10 mm –1 mm Space Wave Tremendously high frequencyTHF 300 GHz 3000GHZ < 1 mm Satellites Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)Geostationary / Geosynchronous (GEO)Orbit Height 100 - 300 mi 6,000 - 12,000 mi 22,300 mi Orbital velocity 17,500 mph 9580 mph 6879 mph Orbital time (period) 1.5 hours 5-12 mph 24 hours Satellite Availability 15 min per orbit 2 - 4 hours per orbit 24 hours per orbit Operating Frequency 1.0 GHz to 2.5 GHz 1.2 GHz - 1.66 GHz 2 GHz - 18 GHz Motorola's Iridium Satellite system (66- satellite constellation for mobile phone system)GPS, NAVSTAR Satellite classification to size Size Mass Cost Large Satellite > 1,000 kg > $ 100 M Small Satellite 500 - 1,000 kg $ 50 - 100 M Mini Satellite 100 - 500 kg $ 5 - 20 M Micro Satellite 10 - 100 kg $ 2 - 3 M Nano Satellite < 10 kg < $ 1 M Loudness level 0 - 15 dB very faint 15 - 30 dB faint 30 - 60 dB moderate 60 - 80 dB loud 80 - 130 dB very loud 130 dB deafening Microwave frequency bands Band Frequency in GHz L 1-2 S 2-4 C 4-8 X 8-12 Ku 12-18 K 18-27 Ka 27-40 Millimeter 40-300 Sub-millimeter >300 10 Octaves of human hearing 1st octave 20 - 40 Hz Lower Bass 2nd octave 40 - 80 Hz 3rd octave 80 - 160 Hz Upper Base 4th octave 160 - 320 Hz 5th octave 320 - 640 Hz Lower Midrange 6th octave 640 - 1280 Hz 7th octave 1280 - 2560 Hz 8th octave 2560 - 5120 Hz Upper midrange 9th octave 5120 - 10240 Hz Treble 10th octave10240 - 20480 Hz
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Communications
The Radio Frequency Spectrum
Band nameABBR
ITUband
frequency wavelengthpropagation
mode
< 3 Hz > 100,000 km -
Extremely low frequency ELF 1 3–30 Hz 100,000 km – 10,000 km -
Super low frequency SLF 2 30–300 Hz 10,000 km – 1000 km -
Ultra low frequency ULF 3 300–3000 Hz 1000 km – 100 km -Very low frequency VLF 4 3–30 kHz 100 km – 10 km Ground Wave
Low frequency LF 5 30–300 kHz 10 km – 1 km Ground Wave
Medium frequency MF 6 300–3000 kHz 1 km – 100 m Ground Wave
High frequency HF 7 3–30 MHz 100 m – 10 m Sky Wave
Very high frequency VHF 8 30–300 MHz 10 m – 1 m Space Wave
Ultra high frequency UHF 9 300–3000 MHz 1 m – 100 mm Space Wave
Super high frequency SHF 10 3–30 GHz 100 mm – 10 mm Space Wave
Extremely high frequency EHF 11 30–300 GHz 10 mm – 1 mm Space Wave
Tremendously high frequency THF 300 GHz 3000GHZ < 1 mm
Satellites
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Geostationary /
Geosynchronous (GEO)
Orbit Height 100 - 300 mi 6,000 - 12,000 mi 22,300 mi
Orbital velocity 17,500 mph 9580 mph 6879 mph
Orbital time (period) 1.5 hours 5-12 mph 24 hours
Satellite Availability 15 min per orbit 2 - 4 hours per orbit 24 hours per orbit
Operating Frequency 1.0 GHz to 2.5 GHz 1.2 GHz - 1.66 GHz 2 GHz - 18 GHzMotorola's Iridium Satellite system (66-satellite constellation for mobile phone