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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).

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

146.61-146.97 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 outputs

909-915 ATV

915-918 Digital communications

918-921 FM repeater inputs

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

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

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

7.040	RTTY DX
7.080-7.100	RTTY
7.171	SSTV
7.290	AM calling frequency

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

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

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

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
146.61-146.97	Repeater outputs
147.00-147.39	Repeater outputs
147.42-147.57	Simplex
147.60-147.99	Repeater inputs

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

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)

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 outputs
909-915	ATV
915-918	Digital communications
918-921	FM repeater inputs
921-927	ATV
927-928	FM simplex and links

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

2300.0-2303.0	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

10.368	Narrow band calling frequency 10.3683-10.3684 Propagation beacons
10.3640	Calling frequency