radio frequency
noun
: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in the range extending from below 3 kilohertz to about 300 gigahertz and that include the frequencies used for communications signals (as for radio and television broadcasting and cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals
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As part of the mission, Firefly signed an $18 million contract with NASA — its fourth CLPS award — to provide radio frequency calibration services.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
The use of different radio frequencies – different lanes on the radio highway – is closely regulated, and a few narrow lanes are reserved for radio astronomy.
—Lucia McCallum, Space.com, 26 July 2025
Time: Set the current time on the radio for alert scheduling.
Channel: Choose the correct NOAA weather radio frequency for your location from the seven available frequencies.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
Because of engineering challenges as well as diplomatic ones, this is the first time P-band radar has been used in orbital Earth observations—the P-band radio frequency is typically reserved for American and European missile-detection systems.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
The use of different radio frequencies – different lanes on the radio highway – is closely regulated, and a few narrow lanes are reserved for radio astronomy.
—Lucia McCallum, Space.com, 26 July 2025
Time: Set the current time on the radio for alert scheduling.
Channel: Choose the correct NOAA weather radio frequency for your location from the seven available frequencies.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
Because of engineering challenges as well as diplomatic ones, this is the first time P-band radar has been used in orbital Earth observations—the P-band radio frequency is typically reserved for American and European missile-detection systems.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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