Frequency Chart of most used Modes
If you see any thing on here that's incorrect or some thing to add please E-mail me as I would like to keep this updated. Dave, K3ASI
These are the suggested starting frequencies for initiating QSOs.
As good operators you should be ever mindful of proper operating practice. No one owns a frequency, be courteous. If the frequency is busy slide up or down. This plan conforms to the newly released Considerate Operator’s Guide, published in the March 2007 issue of QST.
| 160 METERS | |
| 1.830-1.840 | CW, RTTY and other narrowband modes, intercontinental QSOs only |
| 1.825 - 1.826 | DXpeditions often call her and listen 1.830 to 1.8350 |
| 1.838 | MFSK |
| 1838.150 | PSK31 Calling Frequency |
| 1.840-1.850 | CW, SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes, intercontinental QSOs only |
| 1828.5 | DXpeditions CW Operations are frequently here |
| 1.916 | SSTV |
| 80/75 METERS | |
| 3.500-3.525 | CW DX & DXpedition Window |
| 3.505 | DXpeditions CW are frequently here |
| 3.580 | MFSK |
| 3580.15 | PSK-31 (offset -115 for USB) |
| 3.590 | RTTY DX |
| 3.640-3.650 | SSB (some Europeans will transmit here and listen above 3800kHz) |
| 3.690-3.700 | SSB (some Europeans will transmit here and listen above 3.800) |
| 3.71 | QRP Novice/Tech CW Calling Freq |
| 3.790-3.800 | SSB DX & DXpedition Window 3.799 DXpeditions SSB are frequently here DX may transmit below 3750 KHz and listen above 3800 KHz. |
| 3.730~3.740 | SSTV Operating Frequency -- IARU Region 1 |
| 3.845 & 3.857 | SSTV Operating Frequency USA/Canada |
| 3.885 | AM Calling Frequency |
| 3.575 | HELL, Region #1 |
| 3.559 | HELL, Region #2 |
| 60 METERS (Max ERP is 50 watts.) | |
| 5330.5 kHz USB | |
| 5346.5 kHz USB | |
| 5366.5 kHz USB | |
| 5371.5 kHz USB | |
| 5403.5 kHz USB | |
| 40 METERS | |
| 7.000 - 7.010 | CW DX & DXpedition Window |
| 7.005 | DXpeditions CW are frequently here |
| 7.035~7.045 | SSTV Operating Frequency -- IARU Region 1 |
| 7.035.15 | PSK-31 (offset -115 for USB)FOR Region 1 and 7080.15 for region 2 |
| 7.037 | MFSK |
| 7.040 | RTTY DX |
| 7.040 to 7.099 | SSB DX & DXpedition Transmit -- Listening above 7.150 |
| 7.050 | XTAL Controlled Rigs |
| 7.065 | DXpedition SSB USA split to 7.150 and above |
| 7.072.50 | Most PSK31 has moved to this freq. LSB |
| 7.171 & 7.172 | SSTV Operating Frequency USA/Canada |
| 7.228 * | Digital SSTV, *Or after Analog Portion Of The NET ends |
| 7.245 | FAX Operating Frequency |
| 7.290 | AM Calling Frequency |
| 7.030-7.040 | HELL |
| 30 METERS | |
| 10.110 | DXpeditions CW are frequently here |
| 10140.150 | PSK31 |
| 10.135-10.145 | HELL |
| 10.147 | MFSK |
| 20 METERS | |
| 14.025 | DXpeditions are frequently here CW Freq -- Usually Split |
| 14070.15 | PSK-31 (14069.00 USB) |
| 14.072-14.079 | MFSK16 |
| 14.080 | RTTY Freq & MFSK |
| 14.100 | NCDXF Beacons |
| 14.195 | Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate SSB Here -- Generally Listening Up (Split Operation) |
| 14.225~14.235 | SSTV Operating Frequency -- IARU Region 1 |
| 14.230 | SSTV Operation USA/Canada |
| 14.233 | SSTV Operation USA |
| 14.236 | SSTV Operation USA |
| 14.245 | FAX Operating Frequency |
| 14.286 | AM Calling Frequency |
| 14.063-14.070 | HELL |
| 17 METERS | |
| 18.145 | DXpeditions SSB are frequently here -- Usually Split |
| 18100.150 | PSK31 |
| 18.075 | DXpeditions CW are frequently here -- Usually Split |
| 18.101-18.107 | HELL |
| 18.105 | MFSK |
| 18.1625 | Digital SSTV |
| 15 METERS | |
| 21.025 | Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate CW Here -- Generally Listening Up (Split Operation) |
| 21.070 | PSK-31 (offset -115 for USB) |
| 21.080 | RTTY & MFSK |
| 21.295 | Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate SSB Here -- Generally Listening Up (Split Operation) |
| 21.335~21.345 | SSTV Operating Frequency -- IARU Region 1 |
| 21.340 | SSTV Operating Frequency USA/Canada or Digital SSTV |
| 21.345 | FAX Operating Frequency |
| 21.063-21.070 | HELL |
| 12 METERS | |
| 24.945 | Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate SSB Here -- Generally Listening Up (Split Operation) |
| 24920.150 | PSK31 |
| 24.929 | MFSK |
| 24.895 | Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate CW Here -- Generally Listening Up (Split Operation) |
| 10 METERS | |
| 28.025 | CW Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here -- Split |
| 28.063-28.070 | HELL |
| 28070.15 | PSK-31 (offset -115 for USB) |
| 28.080 | RTTY & MFSK |
| 28.1010 10/10 | Intl CW Calling Frequency |
| 28120.150 | PSK31 |
| 28.120-28.300 | Beacons |
| 28.340 | Hoodlums Net, every Saturday 10 PM EST, Rock Hill, SC |
| 28.380 | 10/10 SSB Intl Calling Frequency |
| 28.425 | 10/10 SSB Intl Calling Frequency |
| 28.495 | SSB Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here -- Split |
| 28.600 | Old General Callin Frequency - Still used by Old Timers |
| 28.610 | Local RagChew Freq. for Gastonia, NC |
| 28.660~28.700 | SSTV Operating Frequencys |
| 28.680 | SSTV Operations USA/Canada |
| 28.690 | SSTV Repeaters (K3ASI) |
| 28.700 | SSTV Repeaters |
| 28.800 | 10-10 Net |
| 28.825 | 10-10 Backskatter Net - Paper Chasers Net |
| 28.885 | 6M DX Liaison Frequency -- Listen here for 6 Meter DX opening announcements and discussions. |
| 28.945 | FAX Operating Frequency |
| 29.000-29.200 | AM Operations |
| 29.300-29.510 | Satellite Downlinks |
| 29.550 | FM, Digital SSTV |
| 29.520-29.580 | Repeater Inputs |
| 29.600 | FM Simplex - Calling Frequency |
| 29.620-29.680 | Repeater Outputs |
| 6 METERS | |
| 50.680 | SSTV |
| 50.0 - 50.1 | CW |
| 50.110 | SSB DX CALLING |
| 50.100 - 50.124 | SSB DX |
| 50.125 | SSB US CALLING |
| 50.200 | ARRL New Calling Freq. |
| 50.125 - 50.200 | SSB |
| 50.200 - 52.00 | Only during hot F2 openings do you find SSB much above 50.200. |
| 50.400 | AM |
| 50.260 | WSJT (high speed meteorite scatter) |
| 51.120 | FM PSK31 |
| 50.290 | SSB PSK31 |
| 52.00 - 54.00 | FM Repeaters |
| 52.525 | FM Simplex |
| 2 METERS | |
| 144.200 | SSB |
| 145.500 | FM SSTV |
| 145.550 | FM PSK31 |
| 144.144 | SSB PSK31 |
| 144.390 | APRS |
| 144.140 | FSK441 Meteor Scatter |
| 144.40 - 144.44 | Experimental |
| 144.45 - 144.49 | Satellite (SAREX and ARISS voice up-links) |
| 145.00-145.09 | PACKET |
| 144.510 - 144.890 | FM Repeater Inputs |
| 145.110 - 145.490 | FM Repeater Outputs |
| 145.710 | PACKET |
| 146.010 - 146.505 | FM Repeater Inputs |
| 146.400 - 146.585 | FM Voice Simplex and Alternate Repeater Inputs |
| 146.610 - 147.390 | FM Repeater Outputs |
| 147.600 - 147.990 | FM Repeater Inputs |
| 146.520 | National Simplex Calling Frequency |
| 222-225 MHz | |
| 222.000 - 222.015 | Guard Band (15 KHz) |
| 222.015 - 222.050 | EME - (Earth/Moon/Earth) (50 KHz) |
| 222.050 - 222.060 | Propagation Beacons (10 KHz) |
| 222.060 - 222.100 | Weak Signal CW/Experimental (40 KHz) |
| 222.100 | CW/SSB Calling Frequency |
| 222.100 - 222.200 | Weak Signal CW/SSB (100 KHz) |
| 222.200 - 222.350 | Repeater Control/Link Frequency (150 KHz) |
| 222.350 - 222.450 | Hi Speed Digital w/222.40 Center (100 KHz) |
| 222.450 - 222.460 | Propagation Beacons (10 KHz) |
| 222.460 - 222.490 | EME/Weak Signal/Experimental (30 KHz) |
| 222.500 - 223.380 | FM Repeater Inputs (880 KHz with 20 KHz spacing) |
| 223.400 - 223.640 | FM Simplex Voice (240 KHz) |
| 223.660 - 223.780 | Digital Channels (120 KHz with 20 KHz spacing) |
| 223.800 - 223.900 | Hi Speed Digital w/223.85 center (100 KHz) |
| 223.910 - 224.080 | Control & Link Frequencies (170 KHz) |
| 224.100 - 224.980 | FM Repeater Outputs (880 KHz with 20 KHz spacing) |
| 224.990 - 225.000 | Guard Band (10 KHz) |
| 223.400 223.420 223.440 223.460 223.480 223.500* 223.520 223.540 223.560 223.580 223.600 223.620 223.640 |
FM Voice Simplex Frequencies * 223.500 is the National FM Voice Simplex Calling Frequency |
| 420-450 MHz | |
| 420.0000 - 420.2000 | Repeater Links |
| 420.0000 - 426.0000 | ATV Repeater Output 421.250 Video -425.750 Audio |
| 426.0000 - 432.0000 | ATV Simplex 427.250 Video - 431.750 Audio |
| 432.0000 - 433.0000 | SSB & Weak Signal 432.100 National SSB Calling Frequency |
| 433.0125 - 433.2000 | Repeater Links |
| 433.0000 - 439.0000 | ATV Simplex Only 434.000 Video - 438.500 Audio |
| 438.7750 - 439.5875 | Repeater Links |
| 439.6000 - 440.4750 | FM Digital/Packet Operation |
| 440.5125 - 440.7250 | Narrow Band Digital Repeater Outputs/Duplex Backbones/Link |
| 440.7375 - 440.9000 | Simplex Cross Band Voice - Base |
| 440.9125 - 441.1750 | Simplex Digital |
| 441.1875 - 441.4875 | Links, Control Frequencies |
| 441.5000 | Simplex Digital 441.000 National Digital Calling Frequency |
| 441.5250 - 441.7750 | Duplex Link Repeaters |
| 441.8000 - 444.9750 | FM Standard Repeater Outputs |
| 445.0250 - 445.4750 | Digital |
| 445.5125 - 445.7250 | Digital Repeater Inputs |
| 445.7375 - 445.9000 | Simplex Cross Band Voice - Mobile |
| 445.9125 - 446.1750 | FM Simplex 446.000 National FM Calling Frequency |
| 446.1875 - 446.4875 | Links, Control Frequencies |
| 446.5000 | Simplex Digital |
| 446.5250 - 446.7750 | Duplex Link Repeaters |
| 446.8000 - 449.9750 | FM Standard Repeater Inputs |
| 445.9125 445.9250 445.9375 445.9500 445.9625 445.9750 445.9875 446.0000* 446.0125 446.0250 446.0375 446.0500 446.0625 446.0750 446.0875 446.1000 446.1125 446.1250 446.1375 446.1500 446.1625 446.1750 |
Voice FM Simplex Frequencies *446.000 is the National FM Voice Simplex Calling Frequency |