Abstract: 1. In an absorber for minimizing reflections of electromagnetic radiation of preselected radar wave lengths in the approximate corresponding preselected frequency range of 10 megacycles to 15,000 megacycles wherein a layer of absorber material has a highly conductive planar backing with the absorber material and the backing arranged and disposed so as to establish a standing wave with a maximum magnetic field positioned within said layer in response to radiation incident upon said layer, that improvement wherein said absorber is free of static, externally-applied magnetic fields, said absorber material comprises a ferrimagnetic metallic oxide having a complex permeability the imaginary part of which is substantially greater than the real part of said permeability at frequencies within said preselected range, said material has a complex permittivity, a complex permeability and a layer thickness .tau. such that the product of B.tau.