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Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation?

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In an article in a recent issue of Microwaves & RF magazine, Jack
Browne makes the following statement:

  Frequency plays a part in any link budget, especially for longer links,
  since long-distance links require the LONGER PROPAGATION DISTANCES of
  larger-wave-length, lower-frequency signals rather than
  smaller-wavelength, higher-frequency signals.

(emphasis mine). 

I was miffed initially by this statement since, as far as I know, there
is nothing inherent in wavelength that impacts how RF waves travel
through space.

But I guess this was just a way (a confusing one, IMO) of referring to
the wavelength dependency of antenna aperture, as explained nicely
in this article on the Friis equation? 

  http://www.antenna-theory.com/basics/friis.php

@article{microwaves-and-rf-difference-between-long-and-short-haul-links,
  title = "What's the Difference Between Long- and Short-Haul Links?",
  author = "Jack Browne",
  journal = "Microwaves \& RF Magazine",
  month = "April",
  year = "2018"}
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Randy Yates, DSP/Embedded Firmware Developer
Digital Signal Labs
http://www.digitalsignallabs.com

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Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? Randy Yates <yates@digitalsignallabs.com> - 2018-05-26 01:40 -0400
  Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2018-05-26 10:12 +0200
    Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? Randy Yates <yates@digitalsignallabs.com> - 2018-05-26 14:39 -0400
    Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-05-27 13:25 -0500
  Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? boB <boB@K7IQ.com> - 2018-05-26 01:27 -0700
  Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? theman@ericjacobsen.org (Eric Jacobsen) - 2018-05-26 20:56 +0000
    Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? gyansorova@gmail.com - 2018-06-25 11:54 -0700
      Re: Wavelength Dependency in RF Propagation? theman@ericjacobsen.org (Eric Jacobsen) - 2018-06-25 20:59 +0000
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