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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Different key fobs in different countries can operate at different radio frequencies.
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Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
There are three areas, both on earth and in space, that could see effects from geomagnetic storms: power systems, spacecraft operations and other systems like satellite navigation or radio frequency disruptions.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
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Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
There are three areas, both on earth and in space, that could see effects from geomagnetic storms: power systems, spacecraft operations and other systems like satellite navigation or radio frequency disruptions.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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