ARRL Band Plans
160 m · 80 m · 40 m
· 30 m · 20 m · 17 m · 15 m
· 12 m · 10 m · 6 m · 2 m
· 1.25 m · 70 cm · 33 cm
· 23 cm · 2300-2310 & 2390-2450 MHz · 3300-3500 MHz
· 5650-5925 MHz · 10.00-10.50 GHz · Above 10 GHz
· The "Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide"
This information is for quick reference only - refer to the band plan
listings in the
Operating Manual, The
FCC
Rule Book or the
ARRL Repeater Directory for full details. For sharing arrangements,
see Section 97.303 of the
FCC Rules.
For detailed packet frequencies, see
QST, September
1987, page 54 (929,835 bytes PDF file) and
March 1988, page 51
(158,549 bytes, PDF file). Follow this link for
phone
patch, autopatch and HF/VHF/UHF operating guidelines.
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 |
80 Meters (3.5-4.0 MHz):
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 |
40 Meters (7.0-7.3 MHz):
7.040 |
RTTY DX |
7.080-7.100 |
RTTY |
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):
21.070-21.100 |
RTTY |
21.100-21.110 |
Packet |
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 |
All modes and licensees (except Novices) are authorized on the following
bands:
24.0-24.25 GHz
142.0-149.0
47.0-47.2
241.0-250.0
75.5-81.0
All above 300
119.98-120.02
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