| od | do | długość fal | nazwa i oznaczenie międzynarodowe | inne oznaczenia | nazwa i oznaczenie polskie |
| 3Hz | 30Hz | 100 tys. km-10 tys. km | ULF ultra low frequency |
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| 30Hz | 300Hz | 10 tys. km-1 tys. km | ELF extremly low frequency |
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| 300Hz | 3000Hz | 1000km-100km | VF voice frequency |
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| 3kHz | 30kHz | 100km-10km | VLF very low frequency |
fale b. długie, fale myriametrowe |
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| 30kHz | 300kHz | 10km-1km | LF low frequency |
LW – long wave | fale długie, fale kilometrowe |
| 300kHz | 3MHz | 1000m-100m | MF medium frequency |
MW – medium wave | fale średnie, fale hektometrowe |
| 3MHz | 30MHz | 100m-10m | HF high frequency |
KW – ? | fale krótkie, fale dekametrowe, KF |
| 30MHz | 300MHz | 10m-1m | VHF very high frequency |
UKF fale ultrakrótkie, fale metrowe |
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| 300MHz | 3GHz | 100cm-10cm | UHF ultra high frequency |
fale decymetrowe | |
| 3GHz | 30GHz | 10cm-1cm | SHF super high frequency |
fale centymetrowe | |
| 30GHz | 300GHz | 10mm-1mm | EHF extremly high frequency |
fale milimetrowe |