Earlier this semester you created electric fields by transferring charges (from friction and electrostatic induction). You also employed circuits to light up bulbs, create magnetic fields, and run electric motors. In this lab you will build a circuit to detect radio waves, which are used in every form of wireless communication – radio broadcasts, WiFi networks, cell phones, Bluetooth...even garage door openers and keyless car remotes. Radio waves belong to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which has the longest wavelengths. Note that this also corresponds to the lowest frequencies, since the product of the wavelength and frequency of these waves equals the speed of light
Building An AM Radio RLC Circuits
