radio frequency

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The parcel-shipping giant said Tuesday it has invested $100 million to date to set up radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology across its network, with plans to spend more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Within days of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, cryptic messages were broadcast globally on a new shortwave radio frequency.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Every vessel transmits a message per second over a universal radio frequency that announces its identity, destination and position.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The meters use a longwave radio frequency to switch between peak and off peak rates, and can also be used to turn heating and hot water systems on and off.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

You point it toward some fairly broad region of the sky, and it records how much energy, in a particular radio frequency, is coming down to Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan