Why not use higher frequency radio to penetrate reentry plasma

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I recently read about the communication blackout during a spacecraft re-entry.. The reason given was the high density plasma formed whose plasma frequency is such that the communication waves do not penetrate it. Why don't we use a higher frequency for communication which is sufficient to pass through the plasma?
 
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