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We have had contact with a teacher from Skåne, who have been a teacher here in Denmark and now lives in Sweden. Introduction in Radio waves, and their propagation.

This is a picture of the earth with radio waves, the three known kinds of waves, you can see the names of the three kinds of waves in the diagram below. You can also see the distance for the HF - VHF and the UHF waves, including the frequency.

BandFrequency (MHz)WaveTypeDistance
HF3.6Ground waveReflected waveUp to about. 500 km
7.0Ground waveReflected waveUp to about. 1000 km
14.0Ground waveReflected waveMost of the Earth Best in daylight
21.0Ground waveReflected waveMost of the world, father than Europe
28.0Ground waveReflected waveBest in daylight Can be used all over the world
VHF145.000Direct waveca. 100 km
UHF435.000Direct waveca. 75 km


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