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Sound waves and radio waves are not the same thing.


They're not the same things, no, but they obey the same wave mechanics, and due to the difference in propagation velocity, their wavelengths are actually very close. A wavelength of 3 meters is about 100 MHz in the RF world, and 1 kHz in audio terms.

That's why an RF anechoic chamber looks a lot like an acoustical anechoic chamber, and often sounds like one too.


A wavelength of 3 meters is about 100 MHz in the RF world, and 1 kHz in audio terms.

An acoustic wavelength at STP is around 1ft/30cm, not 3m (which is closer to 100 Hz).


D'oh, you're right; I started punching calculator buttons with 1100 f/s and turned it into meters somehow.

Point stands, though.




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