X Band Frequency Values | X Band Frequency Advantages, Applications
This page mentions X Band Frequency Values, X Band Frequency Applications and advantages of X Band frequency.
| Frequency Band Designation | Frequency Range | Wavelength |
|---|---|---|
| X Band | 8 to 12 GHz | 3.8 to 2.5 cm |
The X band frequency lies between C Band and Ku Band as shown in the figure-1 below. As mentioned in the table, it lies from 8 GHz to 12 GHz in the frequency spectrum with wavelengths between 2.5 centimeters to 3.8 centimeters. It is part of SHF (Super High Frequency) in the EM (Electromagnetic) spectrum.
From 8 to 12 GHz band, 8.175 to 8.4 GHz band of frequencies are allocated for communication applications as outlined below. RF center frequency of about 8.2 GHz is used for the same.
X Band Frequency Advantages
Following are the advantages of X Band Frequency over other frequency bands.
➨Rain fading is dominant in radio frequencies above 10 GHz.
Hence X Band does not have much interference from rain fading compare to
other higher frequency bands such as Ku band and Ka band.
➨It has lower noise and hence it is reliable band for
high data and low noise data communications.
➨X band performs better with smaller antennas and can handle higher power.
X Band Frequency Applications
Following are the applications of X Band Frequency.
• Used in satellites for the Earth exploration purpose.
• Used in fixed and mobile satellites for communications from earth to space
direction i.e. uplink.
• Used in meteorological satellites for monitoring weather conditions.
It uses 8.175 GHz to 8.215 GHz frequencies for this purpose.