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following is the
US Band Plan for
Amateur Radio.
160 Meters
(1.8-2.0 MHz):
1.800 - 2.000 CW
1.800 - 1.810
Digital Modes
1.810 CW QRP
1.843-2.000 SSB,
SSTV and other
wideband modes
1.910 SSB QRP
1.995 - 2.000
Experimental
1.999 - 2.000
Beacons
80 Meters
(3.5-4.0 MHz):
3.590 RTTY/Data
DX
3.570-3.600 RTTY/Data
3.790-3.800 DX
window
3.845 SSTV
3.885 AM calling
frequency
40 Meters
(7.0-7.3 MHz):
7.040 RTTY/Data
DX
7.080-7.125 RTTY/Data
7.171 SSTV
7.290 AM calling
frequency
30 Meters
(10.1-10.15
MHz):
10.130-10.140
RTTY
10.140-10.150
Packet
20 Meters
(14.0-14.35
MHz):
14.070-14.095
RTTY
14.095-14.0995
Packet
14.100 NCDXF
Beacons
14.1005-14.112
Packet
14.230 SSTV
14.286 AM
calling
frequency
17 Meters
(18.068-18.168
MHz):
18.100-18.105
RTTY
18.105-18.110
Packet
15 Meters
(21.0-21.45
MHz):
21.070-21.110
RTTY/Data
21.340 SSTV
12 Meters
(24.89-24.99
MHz):
24.920-24.925
RTTY
24.925-24.930
Packet
10 Meters
(28-29.7 MHz):
28.000-28.070 CW
28.070-28.150
RTTY
28.150-28.190 CW
28.200-28.300
Beacons
28.300-29.300
Phone
28.680 SSTV
29.000-29.200 AM
29.300-29.510
Satellite
Downlinks
29.520-29.590
Repeater Inputs
29.600 FM
Simplex
29.610-29.700
Repeater Outputs
6 Meters
(50-54 MHz):
50.0-50.1 CW,
beacons
50.060-50.080
beacon subband
50.1-50.3 SSB,
CW
50.10-50.125 DX
window
50.125 SSB
calling
50.3-50.6 All
modes
50.6-50.8
Nonvoice
communications
50.62 Digital
(packet) calling
50.8-51.0 Radio
remote control
(20-kHz
channels)
51.0-51.1
Pacific DX
window
51.12-51.48
Repeater inputs
(19 channels)
51.12-51.18
Digital repeater
inputs
51.62-51.98
Repeater outputs
(19 channels)
51.62-51.68
Digital repeater
outputs
52.0-52.48
Repeater inputs
(except as
noted; 23
channels)
52.02, 52.04 FM
simplex
52.2 TEST PAIR
(input)
52.5-52.98
Repeater output
(except as
noted; 23
channels)
52.525 Primary
FM simplex
52.54 Secondary
FM simplex
52.7 TEST PAIR
(output)
53.0-53.48
Repeater inputs
(except as
noted; 19
channels)
53.0 Remote base
FM simplex
53.02 Simplex
53.1, 53.2,
53.3, 53.4 Radio
remote control
53.5-53.98
Repeater outputs
(except as
noted; 19
channels)
53.5, 53.6,
53.7, 53.8 Radio
remote control
53.52, 53.9
Simplex
2 Meters
(144-148 MHz):
144.00-144.05
EME (CW)
144.05-144.10
General CW and
weak signals
144.10-144.20
EME and
weak-signal SSB
144.200 National
calling
frequency
144.200-144.275
General SSB
operation
144.275-144.300
Propagation
beacons
144.30-144.50
New OSCAR
subband
144.50-144.60
Linear
translator
inputs
144.60-144.90 FM
repeater inputs
144.90-145.10
Weak signal and
FM simplex
(145.01,03,05,07,09
are widely used
for packet)
145.10-145.20
Linear
translator
outputs
145.20-145.50 FM
repeater outputs
145.50-145.80
Miscellaneous
and experimental
modes
145.80-146.00
OSCAR subband
146.01-146.37
Repeater inputs
146.40-146.58
Simplex
146.52 National
Simplex Calling
Frequency
146.61-146.97
Repeater outputs
147.00-147.39
Repeater outputs
147.42-147.57
Simplex
147.60-147.99
Repeater inputs
Notes: The
frequency 146.40
MHz is used in
some areas as a
repeater input.
This band plan
has been
proposed by the
ARRL VHF-UHF
Advisory
Committee.
1.25 Meters
(222-225 MHz):
222.0-222.150
Weak-signal
modes
222.0-222.025
EME
222.05-222.06
Propagation
beacons
222.1 SSB & CW
calling
frequency
222.10-222.15
Weak-signal CW &
SSB
222.15-222.25
Local
coordinator's
option; weak
signal, ACSB,
repeater inputs,
control
222.25-223.38 FM
repeater inputs
only
223.40-223.52 FM
simplex
223.52-223.64
Digital, packet
223.64-223.70
Links, control
223.71-223.85
Local
coordinator's
option; FM
simplex, packet,
repeater outputs
223.85-224.98
Repeater outputs
only
Note: The 222
MHz band plan
was adopted by
the ARRL Board
of Directors in
July 1991.
70
Centimeters
(420-450 MHz):
420.00-426.00
ATV repeater or
simplex with
421.25 MHz video
carrier control
links and
experimental
426.00-432.00
ATV simplex with
427.250-MHz
video carrier
frequency
432.00-432.07
EME
(Earth-Moon-Earth)
432.07-432.10
Weak-signal CW
432.10 70-cm
calling
frequency
432.10-432.30
Mixed-mode and
weak-signal work
432.30-432.40
Propagation
beacons
432.40-433.00
Mixed-mode and
weak-signal work
433.00-435.00
Auxiliary/repeater
links
435.00-438.00
Satellite only
(internationally)
438.00-444.00
ATV repeater
input with
439.250-MHz
video carrier
frequency and
repeater links
442.00-445.00
Repeater inputs
and outputs
(local option)
445.00-447.00
Shared by
auxiliary and
control links,
repeaters and
simplex (local
option)
446.00 National
simplex
frequency
447.00-450.00
Repeater inputs
and outputs
(local option)
33
Centimeters
(902-928 MHz):
902.0-903.0
Narrow-bandwidth,
weak-signal
communications
902.0-902.8 SSTV,
FAX, ACSSB,
experimental
902.1
Weak-signal
calling
frequency
902.8-903.0
Reserved for EME,
CW expansion
903.1 Alternate
calling
frequency
903.0-906.0
Digital
communications
906-909 FM
repeater inputs
909-915 ATV
915-918 Digital
communications
918-921 FM
repeater outputs
921-927 ATV
927-928 FM
simplex and
links
Note: The 902
MHz band plan
was adopted by
the ARRL Board
of Directors in
July 1989
23
Centimeters
(1240-1300 MHz):
1240-1246 ATV #1
1246-1248
Narrow-bandwidth
FM
point-to-point
links and
digital, duplex
with 1258-1260.
1248-1258
Digital
Communications
1252-1258 ATV #2
1258-1260
Narrow-bandwidth
FM
point-to-point
links digital,
duplexed with
1246-1252
1260-1270
Satellite
uplinks,
reference WARC
'79
1260-1270
Wide-bandwidth
experimental,
simplex ATV
1270-1276
Repeater inputs,
FM and linear,
paired with
1282-1288, 239
pairs every 25
kHz, e.g.
1270.025, .050,
etc.
1271-1283
Non-coordinated
test pair
1276-1282 ATV #3
1282-1288
Repeater
outputs, paired
with 1270-1276
1288-1294
Wide-bandwidth
experimental,
simplex ATV
1294-1295
Narrow-bandwidth
FM simplex
services, 25-kHz
channels
1294.5 National
FM simplex
calling
frequency
1295-1297 Narrow
bandwidth
weak-signal
communications
(no FM)
1295.0-1295.8
SSTV, FAX, ACSSB,
experimental
1295.8-1296.0
Reserved for EME,
CW expansion
1296.00-1296.05
EME-exclusive
1296.07-1296.08
CW beacons
1296.1 CW, SSB
calling
frequency
1296.4-1296.6
Crossband linear
translator input
1296.6-1296.8
Crossband linear
translator
output
1296.8-1297.0
Experimental
beacons
(exclusive)
1297-1300
Digital
Communications
2300-2310 and
2390-2450 MHz:
2300.0-2303.0
High-rate data
2303.0-2303.5
Packet
2303.5-2303.8
TTY packet
2303.9-2303.9
Packet, TTY, CW,
EME
2303.9-2304.1 CW,
EME
2304.1 Calling
frequency
2304.1-2304.2 CW,
EME, SSB
2304.2-2304.3
SSB, SSTV, FAX,
Packet AM, Amtor
2304.30-2304.32
Propagation
beacon network
2304.32-2304.40
General
propagation
beacons
2304.4-2304.5
SSB, SSTV, ACSSB,
FAX, Packet AM,
Amtor
experimental
2304.5-2304.7
Crossband linear
translator input
2304.7-2304.9
Crossband linear
translator
output
2304.9-2305.0
Experimental
beacons
2305.0-2305.2 FM
simplex (25 kHz
spacing)
2305.20 FM
simplex calling
frequency
2305.2-2306.0 FM
simplex (25 kHz
spacing)
2306.0-2309.0 FM
Repeaters (25
kHz) input
2309.0-2310.0
Control and
auxiliary links
2390.0-2396.0
Fast-scan TV
2396.0-2399.0
High-rate data
2399.0-2399.5
Packet
2399.5-2400.0
Control and
auxiliary links
2400.0-2403.0
Satellite
2403.0-2408.0
Satellite
high-rate data
2408.0-2410.0
Satellite
2410.0-2413.0 FM
repeaters (25
kHz) output
2413.0-2418.0
High-rate data
2418.0-2430.0
Fast-scan TV
2430.0-2433.0
Satellite
2433.0-2438.0
Satellite
high-rate data
2438.0-2450.0 WB
FM, FSTV, FMTV,
SS experimental
Note: The 2300
MHz band plan
was adopted by
the ARRL Board
of Directors in
January 1991
Note: The
following band
plans were
adopted by the
ARRL Board of
Directors in
July 1988
3300-3500
MHz:
3456.3-3456.4
Propagation
beacons
5650-5925
MHz:
5760.3-5760.4
Propagation
beacons
10.00-10.50
GHz:
10.368 Narrow
band calling
frequency
10.3683-10.3684
Propagation
beacons
10.3640 Calling
frequency
Above 10.50
GHz:*
All modes and
licensees
(except Novices)
are authorized
on the following
bands:
24.0-24.25 GHz
47.0-47.2 GHz
76-81.0 GHz
122.25-123 GHz
134-141 GHz
241.0-250.0 GHz
All above 275
GHz
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12/15/2006
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