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Microwave Frequency Band Capabilities

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- Frequency Band Capabilities

Microwave technology high power waveguide components spanning 50 MHz to 50 GHz – covering UHF, L, S, C, X, Ku, K and Ka frequency bands.

Below is a list of common microwave frequency band ranges, including their name origin & typical applications:

NAME FREQUENCY RANGE NAME ORIGIN APPLICATIONS
VHF   Band 30 to 300 MHz  Very High Frequency 
  • FM radio
  • Television broadcasts 
 UHF  Band 300 to 3000 MHz   Ultra High Frequency 
  • Television broadcasts 
  • Microwave oven
  • Microwave devices
  • Microwave devices
  • Communications
  • Radio astronomy
  • Mobile phones
  • Wireless LAN
  • Bluetooth 
L Band  1  to 2 GHz Long 
  • Military telemetry
  • GPS
  • Air traffic control (ATC) radar
S Band   2 to 4 GHz Short
  • Weather radar
  • Surface ship radar
  • Microwave ovens
  • Microwave devices
  • Communications  
C Band  4 to 8 GHz 
 Compromise (between S and X) 
  •  Long-distance radio telecommunications 
X Band  8 to 12 GHz X for “crosshair” (used in WW2 for fire control radar
  • Satellite communications
  • Radar
  • Terrestrial broadband
  • Space communications
Ku Band  12 to 18 GHz  Kurtz Under
  • Satellite communications 

K Band		 18 to 26.5 GHz Kurtz (German for short)
  • Radar
  • Satellite communications
  • Astronomical observations
  • Automotive radar  
Ka Band  26.5 to 40 GHz Kurtz Above
  • Satellite communications  

 

 

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