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Old 01-23-2005, 07:36 PM  
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Originally Posted by Antonio
I'm not very technically clued but isn't FM 'short' waves and AM 'long' waves?
AM hahahaha Amplitude Modulation
FM hahahaha Frequency Modulation

-- meaning, that the radio waves of AM are the same frequency, with a different 'height', FM waves have the same height/amplitude, and have a variable frequency.

Neither one is specifically longer or shorter, it depends on the frequency at which they are transmitted.

IE, if you transmit AM at 2.4GHz, the wavelength is gonig to be much shorter as compared if you transmitted it at 1MHz (ie, say 1cm vs a few KM)
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