SWL BAND GUIDE
FCC Allocation Listing HF/VHF/UHF BAND GUIDE
From MHz |
To MHz |
Purpose |
| 0.140 - | 0.240 | LONGWAVE BROADCAST AM BAND |
| 0.535 - | 1.705 | LOCAL BROADCAST - STANDARD NORTH AMERICA, AM BAND |
| 1.427 - | 1.429 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 1.705 - | 1.800 | FIXED SERVICE - LAND/MOBILE/MARINE |
| 1.830 - | 1.850 | HAM, AMATEUR - 160 METERS |
| 1.800 - | 2.000 | HAM, AMATEUR - 160 METERS |
| 2.000 - | 2.107 | MARITIME MOBILE |
| 2.000 - | 2.500 | MARINE, COASTWISE |
| 2.107 - | 2.170 | FIXED SERVICE - LAND/MOBILE/MARINE |
| 2.170 - | 2.194 | LAND MOBILE SERVICE |
| 2.194 - | 2.300 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 2.200 - | 2.300 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 2.300 - | 2.495 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 120 METERS |
| 2.495 - | 2.505 | TIME STANDARD |
| 2.505 - | 2.850 | FIXED SERVICE - LAND/MOBILE/MARINE |
| 2.850 - | 3.155 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 3.155 - | 3.200 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 3.200 - | 3.400 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 90 METERS |
| 3.400 - | 3.500 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 3.500 - | 3.800 | CW, AMATEUR - 80 METERS, CW, EXTRA |
| 3.500 - | 4.000 | HAM, AMATEUR - 80/75 METERS |
| 3.525 - | 3.750 | CW, AMATEUR - 80 METERS, CW, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
| 3.700 - | 3.750 | CW, AMATEUR - 80 METERS, CW, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
| 3.750 - | 4.000 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 75 METERS, PHONE, EXTRA |
| 3.775 - | 4.000 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 75 METERS, PHONE, ADVANCED |
| 3.850 - | 4.000 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 75 METERS, PHONE, GENERAL |
| 3.900 - | 4.000 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 75 METERS |
| 4.000 - | 4.000 | TIME STANDARD - NEW WARC ALLOCATION REGION 3 |
| 4.000 - | 4.063 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 4.000 - | 9.000 | MARINE, HIGH SEAS AND INLAND WATERWAYS |
| 4.063 - | 4.438 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 4.438 - | 4.650 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 4.650 - | 4.750 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 4.750 - | 5.060 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 60 METERS |
| 5.000 - | 5.000 | TIME STANDARD - WWV |
| 5.005 - | 5.450 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 5.450 - | 5.730 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 5.730 - | 5.950 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 5.950 - | 6.200 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 49 METERS |
| 6.200 - | 6.525 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 6.525 - | 6.765 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 6.765 - | 7.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 7.000 - | 7.100 | CW, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, CW, EXTRA |
| 7.000 - | 7.300 | HAM, AMATEUR - 40 METERS |
| 7.025 - | 7.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, CW, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
| 7.100 - | 7.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, CW, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
| 7.100 - | 7.300 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 41 METERS |
| 7.150 - | 7.300 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, PHONE, EXTRA, ADVANCED |
| 7.225 - | 7.300 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, PHONE, GENERAL |
| 7.300 - | 8.195 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 7.335 - | 7.335 | TIME STANDARD - CHU CANADA |
| 8.000 - | 8.000 | TIME STANDARD - NEW WARC ALLOCATION REGION 3 |
| 8.195 - | 8.815 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 8.400 - | 8.500 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 8.815 - | 9.040 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 9.040 - | 9.500 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 9.500 - | 9.900 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 31 METERS |
| 9.775 - | 9.995 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 10.000 - | 10.000 | TIME STANDARD - WWV |
| 10.003 - | 10.005 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 10.005 - | 10.100 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 10.100 - | 10.150 | HAM, AMATEUR - 30 METERS, CW ONLY |
| 10.100 - | 11.175 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 11.175 - | 11.400 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 11.400 - | 11.650 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 11.650 - | 12.050 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 25 METERS |
| 12.000 - | 22.000 | MARINE, HIGH SEAS |
| 12.050 - | 12.330 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 12.330 - | 13.200 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 13.200 - | 13.360 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 13.360 - | 13.600 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 13.600 - | 13.800 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - NEW WARC ALLOCATION |
| 13.800 - | 14.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 14.000 - | 14.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, EXTRA |
| 14.000 - | 14.300 | AMATEUR - 20 METERS |
| 14.000 - | 14.350 | HAM, AMATEUR - 20 METERS |
| 14.025 - | 14.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
| 14.150 - | 14.350 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, EXTRA |
| 14.175 - | 14.350 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, ADVANCED |
| 14.225 - | 14.350 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, GENERAL |
| 14.350 - | 14.995 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 14.800 - | 15.350 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 15.000 - | 15.000 | TIME STANDARD - WWV |
| 15.010 - | 15.100 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 15.100 - | 15.600 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 19 METERS |
| 15.600 - | 16.460 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 16.460 - | 17.360 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 17.360 - | 17.550 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 17.550 - | 17.900 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 16 METERS |
| 17.900 - | 18.030 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
| 18.030 - | 18.780 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 18.068 - | 18.168 | RADIO AMATEUR |
| 18.780 - | 18.900 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 18.900 - | 19.680 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 19.680 - | 19.800 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 19.800 - | 21.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 19.995 - | 20.010 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 21.000 - | 21.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, EXTRA |
| 21.000 - | 21.450 | HAM, AMATEUR - 15 METERS |
| 21.025 - | 21.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
| 21.100 - | 21.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
| 21.100 - | 21.400 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 21.200 - | 21.450 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, EXTRA |
| 21.225 - | 21.450 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, ADVANCED |
| 21.300 - | 21.450 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, GENERAL |
| 21.450 - | 21.850 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 13 METERS |
| 21.850 - | 22.000 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE |
| 22.000 - | 22.720 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
| 22.210 - | 22.500 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 22.720 - | 23.200 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 23.200 - | 23.350 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE |
| 23.350 - | 24.990 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 24.890 - | 24.930 | CW, AMATEUR - 12 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
| 24.890 - | 24.990 | HAM, AMATEUR - 12 METERS |
| 24.930 - | 24.990 | PHONE, ANATEUR - 12 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCE, GENERAL |
| 25.000 - | 25.000 | TIME STANDARD |
| 25.005 - | 25.010 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 25.010 - | 25.330 | PETROLEUM INDUSTRY |
| 25.330 - | 25.600 | GOVERNMENT FREQUENCY |
| 25.600 - | 26.100 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 11 METERS |
| 26.100 - | 26.480 | LAND MOBILE SERVICE |
| 26.480 - | 26.950 | GOVERNMENT |
| 26.950 - | 26.960 | INTERNATIONAL FIXED SERVICE |
| 26.960 - | 27.410 | CITIZEN'S BAND - 11 METERS |
| 27.410 - | 27.540 | LAND MOBILE SERVICE |
| 27.540 - | 28.000 | GOVERNMENT (also used by 11 meters amateur/pirate) |
| 28.000 - | 28.300 | CW, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
| 28.000 - | 29.700 | HAM, AMATEUR - 10 METERS |
| 28.100 - | 28.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
| 28.300 - | 28.500 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
| 28.300 - | 29.700 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCE, GENERAL |
| 29.700 - | 29.800 | FORESTRY SERVICE |
| 29.800 - | 29.890 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 29.890 - | 29.910 | GOVERNMENT |
| 29.910 - | 30.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
| 30.000 - | 46.610 | BUSINESS BAND, GOVERNMENT |
| 30.005 - | 30.010 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 34.200 - | 34.700 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 36.000 - | 37.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 39.986 - | 40.020 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 40.980 - | 41.015 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 46.610 - | 47.000 | PORTABLE PHONES/BASE |
| 47.000 - | 49.670 | BUSINESS BAND |
| 49.670 - | 49.970 | PORTABLE PHONES/HANDSET |
| 49.830 - | 49.890 | BABY MONITORS |
| 50.000 - | 50.450 | AMATEUR RADIO - 6 METERS (some countries to 54.000) |
| 50.200 - | 50.400 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 54.000 - | 72.000 | VHF TELEVISION (CH 2 - 4) |
| 54.200 - | 58.200 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 72.000 - | 76.000 | MODEL RADIO CONTROL, AVIATION AND INDUSTRY |
| 76.000 - | 88.000 | VHF TELEVISION (CH 5 - 6) |
| 88.000 | 108.000 | LOCAL BROADCAST STANDARD FM BAND |
| 108.000 | 117.950 | AVIATION NAVIGATION (TERMINAL VOR, ILS) |
| 116.000 | 126.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 118.000 | 136.000 | AVIATION COMMUNICATION |
| 136.000 | 138.000 | WEATHER SATELLITE, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS |
| 137.000 | 144.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 138.000 | 144.000 | GOVERNMENT (MILITARY BASES) |
| 144.000 | 146.000 | AMATEUR RADIO 2 METERS (some countries to 148.000) |
| 148.000 | 151.000 | GOVERNMENT |
| 150.000 | 151.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 151.000 | 156.250 | BUSINESS BAND (POLICE, FIRE) |
| 156.000 | 162.000 | MARINE, INLAND |
| 156.250 | 157.425 | MARINE BAND |
| 157.450 | 160.200 | BUSINESS BAND (POLICE, FIRE) |
| 160.200 | 161.600 | RAILROAD (161.600 IS MARINE BAND) |
| 161.605 | 161.795 | BUSINESS BAND (RADIO AND TV REMOTES) |
| 161.800 | 162.000 | MARINE BAND (TELEPHONE) |
| 162.000 | 174.000 | GOVERNMENT, SOME BUSINESS (RADIO AND TV REMOTES) |
| 162.400 | 162.550 | NOAA WEATHER |
| 174.000 | 216.000 | VHF TELEVISION (CH 7-13) |
| 174.500 | 176.500 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 200.000 | 202.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 216.000 | 220.000 | MARITIME MOBILE |
| 220.000 | 222.000 | LAND MOBILE RADIO |
| 220.000 | 225.000 | AMATEUR (3/4 METERS (in some countries!) |
| 225.000 | 329.000 | GOVERNMENT (MILITARY AVIATION) |
| 225.000 | 400.000 | BOTH CIVILIAN AND GOVERNMENT. |
| 235.000 | 238.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 272.000 | 273.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 329.000 | 335.000 | GOVERNMENT (AIRPORT GLIDE SLOPE NAVIGATION) |
| 335.000 | 400.000 | GOVERNMENT (MILITARY AVIATION) |
| 400.000 | 420.000 | GOVERNMENT (BASE WALKIE/TALKIES, PAGERS, ETC) |
| 400.100 | 402.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 403.000 | 406.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
| 430.000 | 440.000 | AMATEUR RADIO 70 CENTIMETERS (in some countries from 420.000 -450.000) |
| 450.000 | 470.000 | BUSINESS BAND (POLICE, FIRE, RADIO AND TV REMOTES) |
| 470.000 | 890.000 | UHF TELEVISION (CH 14 - 83) |
| 806.000 | 810.000 | BUSINESS BAND (CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, MOBILE INPUT) |
| 810.000 | 816.000 | PUBLIC SAFETY (SLOW GROWTH SYSTEMS, MOBILE INPUT) |
| 816.000 | 821.000 | BUSINESS BAND (TRUNKED SYSTEMS, MOBILE INPUT) |
| 821.000 | 825.000 | LAND MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE (MOBILE INPUT) |
| 825.000 | 835.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE NON-WIRELINE (MOBILE INPUT) |
| 835.000 | 845.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE WIRELINE (MOBILE INPUT) |
| 845.000 | 850.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE (EXPANSION, MOBILE INPUT) |
| 851.000 | 855.000 | BUSINESS BAND (CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, BASE OUTPUT) |
| 855.000 | 861.000 | PUBLIC SAFETY (SLOW GROWTH SYSTEMS, BASE OUTPUT) |
| 861.000 | 866.000 | BUSINESS BAND (TRUNKED SYSTEMS, BASE OUTPUT) |
| 866.000 | 870.000 | LAND MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE (SATELLITE OUTPUT) |
| 870.000 | 880.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE NON-WIRELINE (BASE OUTPUT) |
| 880.000 | 890.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE WIRELINE (BASE OUTPUT) |
| 890.000 | 895.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE (EXPANSION, BASE OUTPUT) |
| 895.000 | 902.000 | LAND MOBILE RADIO (MOBILE INPUT) |
| 902.000 | 928.000 | AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RESERVE |
| 928.000 | 930.000 | MULTI-ADDRESS PAGING |
| 930.000 | 931.000 | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PAGING |
| 931.000 | 932.000 | COMMON CARRIER PAGING |
| 932.000 | 935.000 | GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE SHARED |
| 935.000 | 941.000 | LAND MOBILE RADIO (BASE OUTPUT) |
| 941.000 | 944.000 | GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE SHARED |
| 944.000 | 947.000 | BROADCAST STUDIO TO TRANSMITTER LINK |
| 947.000 | 952.000 | BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES |
| 952.000 | 960.000 | MICROWAVE RELAY AND PAGING |
| 956.262 | 956.437 | PRIVATE FIXED SERVICE SIGNALLING AND CONTROL |
| 959.862 | 959.987 | COMMON CARRIER RADIO SERVICE WIDE AREA PAGING |
| 960.000 | 1215 | AVIATION SERVICES NAVAIDS DME |
| 1215MHz | 1240MHz | GOVERNMENT |
| 1240MHz | 1300MHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
| 10 GHz | - 10.5GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
| 24 GHz | - 24.25GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
| 47 GHz | - 47.2GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
| 75.5GHz | 81 GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
| 142 GHz | 149 GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
| 241 GHz | 250 GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
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