FREQUENCY SPECTRUM:
The is a one dimensional continuum that shows ascending frequencies and
the various classifications and uses of those frequencies.
Scale in cycles/sec (Hz)
0-20Hz infrasonic
20-10KHz audible
75Hz hummingbird
190Hz bummblebee
>3KHz radio services, managed by Federal Communication Commission
(FCC)
3K-30KHz Very Lo Freq (VLF)
30K-300KHz Lo Freq (LF) marine & aeronautical navigation
300K-3MHz Med Freq (MF) AM, LORAN, long dist marine & aero.
3M-30MHz Hi Freq (HF) shortwave, amateur radio, & CB
30M-300MHz Very Hi Freq (VHF) private land mobile (police/fire, dispatch)
TV (chan 2-13), FM, cordless phone, baby mon.
300M-3000MHz (3GHz) Ultrahigh Frequency (UHF) UHF TV, cellular phones,
carrier point-to-point microwave
10^15Hz Narrow band of visible spectrum (red/orange/yellow/green/blue
indego/violet) (rem: ROY G BIV)
10^ ? Ultraviolet
10^ ? X-Rays
10^ ? Gamma Rays