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Amateur Band Plan

Knowing the US amateur radio bands is important. It keeps you from operating outside of designated bands or operating in an improper mode for the selected band. Maximum transmitter power output (rated in PEP output) is 1500 Watts, except where noted, but at all times, the minimum necessary power should be used.

Key

RTTY and data
phone and image
CW only
SSB phone
USB phone only
Fixed digital message
forwarding systems only

E = Amateur Extra
A = Advanced
G = General
T = Technician
N = Novice

160 Meters (1.8 MHz)

Avoid interference to radio location operations from 1900 to 2000 kHz.

1800 1900 2000 kHz
E,A,G

80 Meters (3.5 MHz)

3500 3250 3600 3700 3800 4000 kHz
E
A
G
N,T (200 W)

60 Meters (5.3 MHz)

The following five channels may only be used on a secondary basis with a maximum effective radiated power of 50 W PEP relative to a half-wave dipole. USB communication only. The frequencies are 5330.5, 5346.5, 5366.5, 5371.5, 5403.5 kHz. The occupied bandwidth is limited to 2.8 kHz centered on 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373, and 5405 KHz respectively.





E,A,G (50 W)

40 Meters (7 MHz)

For FCC licensed stations in ITU Regions 1 and 3 and by FCC licensed stations in ITU Region 2 West of 130 degrees West longitude or South of 20 degrees North latitude, see Sections 97.305(c) and 97.307(f)(11). Novice and Technicians licensees outside ITU Region 2, see Section 97.301(e). These exemptions do not apply to stations in the continental US.

7000 7025 7125 7175 7300 kHz
E
A
G
N,T (200 W)

30 Meters (10.1 MHz)

Avoid interference to fixed services outside the US.

10100 10150 kHz
200 Watts PEP E,A,G

20 Meters (14 MHz)

14000 14025 14150 14175 14225 14350 kHz
E
A
G

17 Meters (18 MHz)

18068 18110 18168 kHz
E,A,G

15 Meters (21 MHz)

21000 21025 21200 21225 21275 21450 kHz
E
A
G
N,T (200 W)

12 Meters (24 MHz)

24890 24930 24990 kHz
E,A,G

10 Meters (28 MHz)

28000 28300 28500 29700 kHz
E,A,G
N,T (200 W)

6 Meters (50 MHz)

50.0 50.1 54.0 MHz
E,A,G,T

2 Meters (144 MHz)

144.0 144.1 148.0 MHz
E,A,G,T

1.25 Meters (222 MHz)

219.0 220.1 222.0 225.0 MHz

E,A,G,T
N (25 W)

Geographic and power resctrictions may apply for bands above 420 MHz. Refer to The ARRL Operating Manual.

70 cm (420 MHz)

420 450.0 MHz
E,A,G,T

33 cm (902 MHz)

902 928.0 MHz
E,A,G,T

23 cm (1240 MHz)

1240 1270 1295 1300 MHz
E,A,G,T
N (5 W)

All following are available to all licensees on all modes except Novice.

2300 – 2310 MHz
2390 – 2450 MHz
3300 – 3500 MHz
5650 – 5925 MHz
10.0 – 10.5 GHz
24.0 – 24.25 GHz
47.0 – 47.2 GHz
76.0 – 81.0 GHz
122.25 – 123.0 GHz
134 – 141 GHz
241 – 250 GHz
All above 270 GHz

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