submarine communications

Does Radio Waves Travel Through Water?

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Does Radio Waves Travel Through Water? Radio waves can penetrate nonconducting materials, such as wood, bricks, and concrete, fairly well. They cannot pass through electrical conductors, such as water or metals. Do radio waves travel better over water? Yes radio waves travel a longer distance over water, more so over saltwater than freshwater. Why can’t

How Do Radio Waves Travel Through Water?

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How Do Radio Waves Travel Through Water? An underwater transmitter directs a sonar signal to the water’s surface, causing tiny vibrations that correspond to the 1s and 0s transmitted. Above the surface, a highly sensitive receiver reads these minute disturbances and decodes the sonar signal. Can radio waves travel through sea water? In sea water,