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 <font color="999999">Attenuation</font></th> <font color="999999">Attenuation</font></th>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666">Long-wave radio</font> </td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666">Long-wave radio</font> </td>
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 <td align="left" > <font color="666666"> Ionosphere opaque </font></td> <td align="left" > <font color="666666"> Ionosphere opaque </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666">AM radio </font></td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666">AM radio </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Short-wave radio  </font></td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Short-wave radio  </font></td>
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 <td align="left"> <font color="666666"> Ionosphere opaque </font></td> <td align="left"> <font color="666666"> Ionosphere opaque </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> VHF radio (FM), TV  </font></td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> VHF radio (FM), TV  </font></td>
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 <td align="left"> <font color="666666"> Ionosphere opaque </font></td> <td align="left"> <font color="666666"> Ionosphere opaque </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> UHF radio, TV  </td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> UHF radio, TV  </td>
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 <td align="left"> <font color="666666"> &nbsp; </font></td> <td align="left"> <font color="666666"> &nbsp; </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Microwave radio  </font></td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Microwave radio  </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Microwave radio  </font></td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Microwave radio  </font></td>
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                    except some wavelengths </font></td>                    except some wavelengths </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td> <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td>
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 <td align="left" > <font color="666666"> Atmosphere opaque </font></td> <td align="left" > <font color="666666"> Atmosphere opaque </font></td>
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 <br><br><br> <br><br><br>
 <font color="666666">Infrared light<br><br><br> <font color="666666">Infrared light<br><br><br>
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 <font size="2">3,000 - 10,000</font> &Aring; <br> Visible light <font size="2">3,000 - 10,000</font> &Aring; <br> Visible light
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 <td align="right" bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>3 THz</b><br> 3x10<sup>12</sup> Hz</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>3 THz</b><br> 3x10<sup>12</sup> Hz</td>
 <td align="left"  bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>100 &micro;</b><br> 100x10<sup>-6</sup> m</td> <td align="left"  bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>100 &micro;</b><br> 100x10<sup>-6</sup> m</td>
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                    except some wavelengths </font></td>                    except some wavelengths </font></td>
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 <td align="right"  bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>30 THz</b><br> 30x10<sup>12</sup> Hz</td> <td align="right"  bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>30 THz</b><br> 30x10<sup>12</sup> Hz</td>
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                    except some wavelengths </font></td>                    except some wavelengths </font></td>
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 <td align="right"  bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>300 THz</b><br> 300x10<sup>12</sup> Hz</td> <td align="right"  bgcolor="FFFF99"><b>300 THz</b><br> 300x10<sup>12</sup> Hz</td>
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 RED = 564nm<br> RED = 564nm<br>
 BLUE = 420nm<br><br> BLUE = 420nm<br><br>
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 <td align="left"> <font color="666666">Atmosphere opaque<br> <td align="left"> <font color="666666">Atmosphere opaque<br>
                    except some wavelengths </font></td>                    except some wavelengths </font></td>
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 <td align="right" bgcolor="99FF99"><b>3 PHz</b><br> 3x10<sup>15</sup> Hz</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="99FF99"><b>3 PHz</b><br> 3x10<sup>15</sup> Hz</td>
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 <td align="left" valign="top"><font color="666666"> Visible light window </font> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"><font color="666666"> Visible light window </font> </td>
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 <td align="right" bgcolor="99FF99"><b>30 PHz</b><br> 30x10<sup>15</sup> Hz</td> <td align="right" bgcolor="99FF99"><b>30 PHz</b><br> 30x10<sup>15</sup> Hz</td>
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 <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td> <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td>
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 <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td> <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td>
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 <td align="right" bgcolor="FFFFCC"> <font color="666666"> X-rays  </font></td> <td align="right" bgcolor="FFFFCC"> <font color="666666"> X-rays  </font></td>
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 <td align="left"  bgcolor="FFFFCC"> <font color="666666"> Atmosphere opaque </font></td> <td align="left"  bgcolor="FFFFCC"> <font color="666666"> Atmosphere opaque </font></td>
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 <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td> <td align="right"> &nbsp; </td>
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 <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Gamma rays </font></td> <td align="right"> <font color="666666"> Gamma rays </font></td>
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 <u>Excerpts from Glossary</u>: <u>Excerpts from Glossary</u>:
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 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
 THz=TeraHertz   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THz=TeraHertz   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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 ZHz=ZettaHertz  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ZHz=ZettaHertz  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
 YHz=YottaHertz  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; YHz=YottaHertz  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
 &micro;=micrometer, micron  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &micro;=micrometer, micron  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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 fm-femtometer               &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fm-femtometer               &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
 am=attometer                &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; am=attometer                &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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 Angstrom,<font size="3"> &Aring;</font>, is 0.1 nm. Angsrtoms have traditionally been used to describe wavelengths of light. The nanometer is generally preferred today. Angstrom,<font size="3"> &Aring;</font>, is 0.1 nm. Angsrtoms have traditionally been used to describe wavelengths of light. The nanometer is generally preferred today.
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 ==== spectrum allocation ==== ==== spectrum allocation ====
- ¥ as relates to nasa > http://classwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsams/organization.htm +  * as relates to nasa > http://classwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsams/organization.htm 
- ¥ internaiton spectrum managment > http://www.itu.int/+  internaiton spectrum managment > http://www.itu.int/ 
 + 
 +see also [[Natural Radio]] \ \  [[Van Eck]]
  
-see also [[Natural Radio]] \\  [[VanEck]] 
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