ARRL Band Plans
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
* US amateurs must check Sections 97.301, 97.303, 97.305 and 97.307 for
sharing requirements before operating.
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