Radio Waves
November 12, 2025 • EPISODE 286
How do invisible waves travel across the world and beyond? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings dives into the fascinating science of radio waves—how they’re created, how they move through space, and how they make long-distance communication possible. From the basics of frequency and transmission to early breakthroughs like Morse code and modern applications such as HAM radio and space communication, join us as we explore the hidden currents that keep us connected.
About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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How quickly do radio waves travel in space?
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How many different types of radio waves are there being used currently?
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How do radio waves carry information like music and voices form the radio all the way to my radio without wires?
What was the main goal of Apollo 11 mission?
Consistency is key to obtaining knowledge.
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Can people still buy omega watches today?
Can rockets be powered by hydrogen? Can Morse code help people who can’t talk?
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RAIDOS I’ve always wanted to learn about them 😀
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Is that why AM radio is mostly talk radio? Because talking doesn’t have a wide range of high and low sounds?
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Morse code isn’t difficult to learn!
Well, it depends on where you get the info from.
For instance, I learned Morse code in my dad’s dictionary that he gifted to me and my big sister!
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What is “R” for Morse code?
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This was a wonderful lecture!
As always, I get so excited about the new discoveries that I make during our weekly lecture and today, specifically, I learned about setting short goals so I accomplish consistently, about lasers with John, the importance of a specific type of clock, the omega clock, with Tobias and also listened about Roger Billings first contact with radio station, morse codes and learned about radio waves as well.
I could spend more time talking about each one of these topics, but this is all the time that we have for… THANK YOU!
Do they still use the Omega Watch for races?
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how far could a radio wave potentially reach
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