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Radio signals travel at (essentially) the speed of light, as they are electromagnetic waves like light. Sound waves travel at roughly 1200 km/h. Now you have enough information to answer your own question.

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How far can a radio signal travel and what factors influence its range?

A radio signal can travel long distances, potentially thousands of miles. The range of a radio signal is influenced by factors such as frequency, power of the transmitter, antenna height, atmospheric conditions, and obstacles in the signal path.


Explain how a Microwave regenerate signal about every thirty-five miles?

-- A receiver receives the radio signal from the previous station.-- The receiver extracts the information from the signal.-- The information is applied to a transmitter, which transmits a new radio signal to the next station.


Which travels faster a radio signal or a sound?

Radio signal being an electromagnetic wave does not need even a material medium. It has velocity so incredible which equals to that of light as 300,000 km per second. But sound is a mechanical wave which needs badly a material medium and its speed is just 350 m/s in air and some how higher in solids


How far can a radio wave travel into space?

Radio waves can travel indefinitely through space until they dissipate or are absorbed by particles in space. The farthest man-made radio signal, the Voyager 1 spacecraft, has been transmitting radio signals back to Earth from over 14 billion miles away.


Do radio signals travel faster than light?

No, radio signals travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, which is about 186,282 miles per second (299,792 kilometers per second). This is the ultimate speed limit in the universe according to the theory of relativity.

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Who travel faster a radio signal or light in space?

They are the same physical phenomenon, with the same identical speed.


Can radio signal travel through salt water?

Radio signals can travel through salt water.


What does propogate faster a sound signal or a radio signal?

Radio signals propagate faster than sound signals. Speed of light (radio) is about 186,000 mps Speed of sound is about 1100 fps (0.5 mps).


How far can a radio signal travel and what factors influence its range?

A radio signal can travel long distances, potentially thousands of miles. The range of a radio signal is influenced by factors such as frequency, power of the transmitter, antenna height, atmospheric conditions, and obstacles in the signal path.


Can you have a radio signal underground?

Yes, you can however the distance that a signal may be travel depends on the power and frequency of the signal. For signals at the same power a lower frequency signal will travel further.


How does a usb radio transmitter work?

Radio transmission occurs when sound or pictures are changed into waves and transmitted. Radio waves are then sent to receivers. The more powerful that a signal is, the further the signal will travel


What is the objective of travel faster radio waves or sound waves?

sound waves


Explain how a Microwave regenerate signal about every thirty-five miles?

-- A receiver receives the radio signal from the previous station.-- The receiver extracts the information from the signal.-- The information is applied to a transmitter, which transmits a new radio signal to the next station.


Which travels faster a radio signal or a sound?

Radio signal being an electromagnetic wave does not need even a material medium. It has velocity so incredible which equals to that of light as 300,000 km per second. But sound is a mechanical wave which needs badly a material medium and its speed is just 350 m/s in air and some how higher in solids


Which would be the first to reach Earth if a light signal and a radio signal were emitted from a star?

It would be a tie; both light and radio are electromagnetic waves, as are X-rays, gamma rays, ultra-violet and infrared. They all travel at the same speed, the "speed of light", which is about 300,000 km/second, or 186,000 miles per second.


How many seconds does it take a radio signal to travel one parsec through space?

102,900,000


Do astronaut travel at the speed of lite?

yes they travel faster No.. No they don't. Not even close. I've heard two theories regarding things that are faster than light. Which are the expansion of the universe and a Polarization Synchrotron device that makes radio waves travel faster than the speed of light. http://www.universetoday.com/2009/06/30/device-makes-radio-waves-travel-faster-than-light/