Sunday, February 23, 2014

Radio Waves

       Have you noticed that on cloudy days, your radio sounds so much clearer? There is actually a scientific explanation!

       Radio waves actually bounce on the clouds to your radio on a cloudy day. Radios transmit frequencies of 300 GHz to as low as 3 kHz. The frequencies travel at the speed of light to your device. Unless the frequencies are really loud or low, you won't feel a thing if they pass by you. But they can touch the clouds. The frequencies bounce of clouds, dust particles, and precipitation. But don't get fooled, the wind has no effect on radio signal.


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