6-millimeter band
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The 6 millimeter or 47 GHz band is a portion of the EHF
(microwave
) radio spectrum internationally allocated to amateur radio
and amateur satellite use on a primary basis. The amateur radio and amateur satellite band is between 47.0 GHz and 47.2 GHz, and the allocation is the same in all three ITU region
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EHF
EHF may stand for:* EHF – therapy * Extremely High Frequency, a radio frequency band* Ebola hemorrhagic fever, an illness* European Handball Federation, the European governing body for handball...
(microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
) radio spectrum internationally allocated to amateur radio
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
and amateur satellite use on a primary basis. The amateur radio and amateur satellite band is between 47.0 GHz and 47.2 GHz, and the allocation is the same in all three ITU region
ITU region
The International Telecommunication Union , in its International Radio Regulations, divides the world into three ITU regions for the purposes of managing the global radio spectrum...
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