Your favorite radio program broadcasts 96.3 MHz. What is the wavelength corresponding to this broadcast? Theoretically, the antenna of your radio is half of the wavelength of the radio waves. How long should the antenna be for this frequency?

Your favorite radio program broadcasts 96.3 MHz. What is the wavelength corresponding to this broadcast? Theoretically, the antenna of your radio is half of the wavelength of the radio waves. How long should the antenna be for this frequency?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

Section: Chapter Questions

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