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Properties of Waves<br />

Relationship Between Frequency and Wavelength<br />

λ <br />

Speed of light, c<br />

c = 3x10 8 m/sec<br />

= 300,000,000 m/sec<br />

Frequency (1/s) =<br />

Speed of light (m/s)<br />

Wavelength λ (m)<br />

Examples: Frequency Wavelength<br />

<strong>Haystack</strong> 2003-17<br />

AJC 7/20/11<br />

100 MHz 3 m<br />

1 GHz 30 cm<br />

3 GHz 10 cm<br />

10 GHz 3 cm<br />

MIT <strong>Haystack</strong> Observatory

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