MF - M.F.

Japanese: MF - えむえふ
MF - M.F.

Abbreviation for medium frequency. One of the classifications of radio waves according to frequency for convenience of use. According to the Radio Regulations attached to the Charter of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the range is set as over 300 kHz and below 3000 kHz. When expressed in wavelength, this ranges from 1 kilometer to 100 meters, and when classified by meters, it is classified as a hectometer wave.

Although it is generally called medium wave, MF is quite different from the concept that has traditionally been called medium wave. In other words, medium wave referred to the marine communication band from 400 kHz to 535 kHz and the radio broadcasting band from 535 kHz to 1606.5 kHz. The long wave range was from 300 kHz to 400 kHz, and the range from 1600 kHz to 4000 kHz was called MHF (middle high frequency). This was a good division that took into account the propagation characteristics due to the difference in radio wave frequency. In 1999, the ITU radio communication regulations were revised to the current range.

[Iwao Ishijima]

[Reference item] | Medium wave | Radio waves

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

medium frequencyの略称。電波を使用上の便宜から周波数により区分したものの一つ。国際電気通信連合(ITU)憲章に付属する無線通信規則により、その範囲は、300キロヘルツを超え、3000キロヘルツ以下と定められている。これを波長で表せば1キロメートルから100メートルの範囲となり、メートルによる分類はヘクトメートル波に区分される。

 一般に中波とよばれるが、MFは従来、中波とよんできた概念とはかなり異なっている。つまり、中波は400キロヘルツから535キロヘルツまでの船舶通信バンドと、535キロヘルツから1606.5キロヘルツまでのラジオ放送バンドをさしていた。そして300キロヘルツから400キロヘルツまでは長波の範囲、1600キロヘルツから4000キロヘルツまでをMHF(middle high frequency、中短波)という名でよんでいたのである。これは電波の周波数の差による伝播(でんぱ)特性にあわせたよい区分けであった。1999年にITUの無線通信規則が改正され、現在の範囲となった。

[石島 巖]

[参照項目] | 中波 | 電波

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