Radio Frequency Laboratory

Radio waves are used by thousands of devices that require a dedicated frequency so they don’t interfere with one another. In homes, for example, Wi-Fi travels on the 2.4 GHz band, whereas GPS signals are on the 1.575 GHz band.

Very high frequency waves (between 30 MHz and 300 MHz) are very short. They only travel a few dozen metres and the antennas that pick them up are so small, they’re measured in millimetres.

It’s hard to imagine a world without radio waves. The rare frequencies still available are in extremely high demand. There is a pressing need to tap into unused frequencies, which is where the Radio Frequency Laboratory comes in.