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''Legend:''
''Legend:''
*Ext. - Amateur Extra Class
*''Ext.'' - Amateur Extra Class
*Adv. - Advanced Class - '''No new applications as of April 15th, 2000'''
*''Adv.'' - Advanced Class - '''No new applications as of April 15th, 2000'''
*Gen. - General Class
*''Gen.'' - General Class
*Tech. - Technician Class
*''Tech.'' - Technician Class
*Nov. - Novice Class - '''No new applications as of April 15th, 2000'''
*''Nov.'' - Novice Class - '''No new applications as of April 15th, 2000'''


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Revision as of 15:39, 3 August 2007

Effective From: February 23rd, 2007

Legend:

  • Ext. - Amateur Extra Class
  • Adv. - Advanced Class - No new applications as of April 15th, 2000
  • Gen. - General Class
  • Tech. - Technician Class
  • Nov. - Novice Class - No new applications as of April 15th, 2000
US Amateur Radio Bands
Wavelength (λ) (m) Frequency (MHz) Range (kHz) Ext. Adv. Gen. Tech. Nov. Modes Notes
160 1.8 1800 - 2000 Yes Yes Yes No No Data, Phone, Image [1]
80 3.5 3500 - 3600 Yes No No No No Data
80 3.5 3600 - 4000 Yes No No No No Phone, Image
80 3.5 3525 - 3600 Yes Yes Yes Note Note Data [2]
80 3.5 3700 - 4000 Yes Yes No No No Phone, Image
80 3.5 3800 - 4000 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
60 5.3 5330.5, 5346.5, 5366.5,
5371.5, 5403.5		 Note Note Note No No USB Phone [3]
40 7.0 7000 - 7125 Yes No No No No Data [4]
40 7.0 7025 - 7125 Yes Yes Yes No No Data [4]
40 7.0 7025 - 7125 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CW [4]
40 7.0 7125 - 7300 Yes Yes No No No Phone, Image [4]
40 7.0 7175 - 7300 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image [4]
30 10.1 10100 - 10150 Yes Yes Yes No No Data [5]
20 14 14000 - 14150 Yes No No No No Data
20 14 14025 - 14150 Yes Yes Yes No No Data
20 14 14150 - 14350 Yes No No No No Phone, Image
20 14 14175 - 14350 Yes Yes No No No Phone, Image
20 14 14225 - 14350 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
17 18 18068 - 18110 Yes Yes Yes No No Data
17 18 18110 - 18168 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
15 21 21000 - 21200 Yes No No No No Data
15 21 21025 - 21200 Yes Yes Yes No No Data
15 21 21200 - 21450 Yes No No No No Phone, Image
15 21 21225 - 21450 Yes Yes No No No Phone, Image
15 21 21275 - 21450 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
15 21 21025 - 21200 Yes Yes Yes Note Note CW [6]
12 24 24890 - 24930 Yes Yes Yes No No Data
12 24 24930 - 24990 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
10 28 28000 - 28300 Yes Yes Yes No No Data
10 28 28300 - 29700 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
10 28 28000 - 28300 Yes Yes Yes Note Note Data [6]
10 28 28300 - 28500 Yes Yes Yes Note Note SSB Phone [6]
6 50 50000 - 50100 Yes Yes Yes Yes No CW
6 50 50100 - 54000 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Data, Phone, Image
2 144 144000 - 144100 Yes Yes Yes Yes No CW
2 144 144100 - 148000 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Data, Phone, Image
1.25 222 219000 - 220000 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Fixed Digital Message Forwarding Services
1.25 222 222000 - 225000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Note Data, Phone, Image [7]
.70 420 420000 - 450000 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Data, Phone, Image [8]
.33 902 902000 - 928000 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Data, Phone, Image [8]
.23 1240 1240000 - 1300000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Note Data, Phone, Image [8][9]

Beyond 1300 MHz

Notice: All licensees except Novices are allowed to transmit in all modes on the following frequencies:

  • 2.300GHz - 2.310GHz
  • 2.390GHz - 2.450GHz
  • 3.300GHz - 3.500GHz
  • 5.650GHz - 5.952GHz
  • 10.000GHz - 10.500GHz
  • 24.000GHz - 24.250GHz
  • 47.000GHz - 47.200GHz
  • 76.000GHz - 81.000GHz
  • 122.250GHz - 123.000GHz
  • 134.000GHz - 141.000GHz
  • 241.000GHz - 250.000GHz
  • All frequencies above 275.000GHz

Notes

  1. ↑ Avoid interference to radiolocation operations between 1900 and 2000 kHz
  2. ↑ Novice and Technician Licenses must operate in CW mode only and transmit under 200 W PEP
  3. ↑ General, Advanced and Extra class licensees are allowed to operate on these five channels in USB (Upper sideband) phone mode only with a a maximum radiated power of 50 watts from a dipole antenna on a secondary basis. Occupied bandwidths are 2.8kHz across centered on 5332kHz, 5348kHz, 5368kHz, 5373kHz, 5405kHz, respectively.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Phone and Image modes are permitted between 7075kHz and 7100kHz for FCC licensed stations operating within ITU regions 1 and 3 and by FCC stations operating within ITU region 2 West of 120 degrees west or south of 20 degrees north. Novice and Technician licensees outside of ITU region 2 may use CW only between 7025 and 7075 kHz. These exemptions do not apply within the continental United States.
  5. ↑ 200 Watts max PEP, avoid interference with fixed services outside the US.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 200 Watts max PEP
  7. ↑ 25 Watts max PEP
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Certain geographical and power output limits exist above 420 MHz depending on the geographical position of the transmitter.
  9. ↑ 5 Watts max PEP


Adapted from ARRL published "US Amateur Radio Bands" <http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/Hambands_bw.pdf>

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