160 Meters (1.8-2.0 MHz):
|
1.800 - 1.810 |
Digital Modes |
|
1.810 |
CW QRP |
|
1.800 - 2.000 |
CW |
|
1.843-2.000 |
SSB, SSTV and other wideband
modes |
|
1.910 |
SSB QRP |
|
1.995 - 2.000 |
Experimental |
|
1.999 - 2.000 |
Beacons |
|
3.590 |
RTTY DX |
|
3.580-3.620 |
RTTY |
|
3.620-3.635 |
Packet |
|
3.790-3.800 |
DX window |
|
3.845 |
SSTV |
|
3.885 |
AM calling frequency |
|
7.040 |
RTTY DX |
|
7.080-7.100 |
RTTY |
|
7.171 |
SSTV |
|
7.290 |
AM calling frequency |
|
10.130-10.140 |
RTTY |
|
10.140-10.150 |
Packet |
|
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 |
|
21.070-21.100 |
RTTY |
|
21.100-21.110 |
Packet |
|
21.340 |
SSTV |
|
24.920-24.925 |
RTTY |
|
24.925-24.930 |
Packet |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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.
|
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.
|
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) |
|
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 |
|
2300.0-2303.0 |
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
|
3456.3-3456.4 |
Propagation beacons |
|
5760.3-5760.4 |
Propagation beacons |
|
10.368 |
Narrow band calling frequency
10.3683-10.3684 Propagation beacons |
|
10.3640 |
Calling frequency |
All modes and licensees (except
Novices) are authorized on the following bands:
24.0-24.25
GHz
47.0-47.2 GHz
75.5-81.0* GHz
119.98-120.02 GHz
142.0-149.0 GHz
241.0-250.0 GHz
All above 300 GHz
* Amateur operation at 76-77 GHz has been suspended till
the FCC can insure that there will be no interference to vehicle radar systems