radio frequency
noun
: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in the range extending from below 3 kilohertz to about 300 gigahertz and that include the frequencies used for communications signals (as for radio and television broadcasting and cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals
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Commercial company HawkEye 360 collects and processes radio frequency data from its constellation of satellites using advanced algorithms.
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This Navfalcon Hidden Camera Detector has earned a permanent spot in my travel bag; this gadget picks up the radio frequency (RF) signals that are emitted by cameras and alerts you when these wireless signals have been detected.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Instead of having heavy electronic goggles sticking out from the wearer's face and pulling on the neck like a lever, the optics are integrated into the ballistic helmet along with acoustic and radio frequency sensors.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Bailey, with headphones on, listened as the spirit box raced through radio frequencies for answers to questions the guests asked.
—Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
This Navfalcon Hidden Camera Detector has earned a permanent spot in my travel bag; this gadget picks up the radio frequency (RF) signals that are emitted by cameras and alerts you when these wireless signals have been detected.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Instead of having heavy electronic goggles sticking out from the wearer's face and pulling on the neck like a lever, the optics are integrated into the ballistic helmet along with acoustic and radio frequency sensors.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Bailey, with headphones on, listened as the spirit box raced through radio frequencies for answers to questions the guests asked.
—Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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