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Lesson 9 of 24

Wavelength, frequency, and speed of light

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The Fundamental Equation

Wavelength and frequency share an elegant inverse relationship governed by the speed of light. The equation c equals f times lambda tells us that as frequency increases, wavelength decreases proportionally since the speed of light remains constant at approximately 300 million meters per second. At 700 MHz the wavelength measures about 43 centimeters, at 3.5 GHz it shrinks to roughly 8.6 centimeters, and at 28 GHz it becomes a mere 1.07 centimeters. This relationship has profound practical consequences for antenna design, signal propagation behavior, and overall network architecture decisions.
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