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SigmundA on Sept 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless p...

Higher frequency means more energy per photon. You seem to be referring to power not energy.

You see it reported all over as energy because that is the correct term for what is being discussed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_energy

packet_nerd on Sept 9, 2020 [–]

Thanks for the link.. yes, I had energy and power confused.

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