Radio waves and microwaves emitted by transmitting antennas are a form of electromagnetic energy collectively referred to as radio frequency (RF) energy or radiation. RF waves are used in a wide variety of modern industrial applications, and suppliers of RF technology continue to introduce innovative new approaches to generating, transmitting, receiving, and detecting them.
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