Frequency Ranges

Have you ever wondered how your television and mobile phone can work at the same time? Both receive signals via antenna in the form of electromagnetic waves but don't interfere with each other. The reason is that all wireless devices operate in their own frequency bands within which they transmit and receive signals. For example, television broadcast operates between 54-216 MHz, FM radio operates between 87.5-108 MHz and cell phones operate either between 824-894 MHz or 1850-1990 MHz.

Frequency Band Name	Frequency Range	Application
Extremely Low Frequency (ELF)	3-30 Hz	Underwater Communication
Super Low Frequency (SLF)	30-300 Hz	AC Power
Very Low Frequency (VLF)	3-30 kHz	For Navigation Alarms
Low Frequency (LF)	30-300 kHz	AM Radio
Medium Frequency (MF)	300-3000 kHz	Aviation
High Frequency (HF)	3-30 MHz	Shortwave Radio
Very High Frequency (VHF)	30-300 MHz	FM Radio
Ultra High Frequency (UHF)	300-3000 MHz	Television, mobile phones, GPS
Super High Frequency (SHF)	3-30 GHz	Satellite, Wireless Communication
Extremely High Frequency (EHF)	30-300 GHz	Remote Sensing, Astronomy