ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION The Total span of frequencies and corresponding wavelengths used in communication system is called ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM.

BANDWIDTH is the span of frequencies when the spectrum occupied by a signal and used by the signal convey information.

GAMMA RAYS

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

1010

1011

1012

1013

1014

1015

1016

1017

X-RAYS

SONAR SERVOMECHANISM

RADIOWAVES

INFRARED

1018

1019

1020

1021

UHF

VHF

RANGE 30 300 Hz 300 Hz 3 KHz 3 30 KHz 30 300 KHz 300 KHz 3 MHz 3 MHz 30 MHz 30 300 MHz 300 MHz 3 GHz 3 30 GHz 30 300 GHz

DESIGNATION Extremely Low Frequency Voice Frequency Very Low Frequency Low Frequency Medium Frequency High Frequency Very High Frequency Ultra High Frequency Super High Frequency Extremely High Frequency

EHF

SHF

VLF

MF

LF

HF

ABBREVIATION ELF VF VLF LF MF HF VHF UHF SHF EHF

COSMIC RAYS

ULTRAVIOLET

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