ARLL BANDPLAIN

AMATEUR FREQUENCY OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS (ARRL Band Plans)

Reprinted from "The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide", January 1993 QST, page 61 and the ARRL Repeater Directory.Copyright 1993 by the American Radio Relay League, Inc.
All rights reserved. This information is for quick reference only - refer to the band plan listings in the Operators 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 and March 1988, page 51.

160 METERS (1.8-2.0 MHz):

1.800-1.830 CW, RTTY and other narrowband modes

1.830-1.840 CW, RTTY and other narrowband modes, Intercontinental QSOs only

1.840-1.850 CW, SSB, SSTV, other wideband modes, Intercontinental QSOs only

1.850-2.000 CW, phone, SSTV and other wideband modes

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

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):

21.070-21.090 RTTY

21.090-21.100 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

28.190-28.200 New Beacon subband *

28.200-28.300 Old Beacon subband *

28.300-29.300 Phone

28.680 SSTV

29.000-29.200 AM

29.300-29.510 Satellite Downlinks

29.510-29.590 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, Radio remote control

53.5-53.98 Repeater outputs (except as noted; 19 channels)

53.5, 53.6, 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 ouputs

145.20-145.50 FM repeater outputs

145.50-145.80 Miscellaneous and experimental modes

145.80-146.00 OSCAR subband

146.01-147.37 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

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

222.40-223.52 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 outputa only

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

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 and 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, eg 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 channels1294.5 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

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 165.0-170.0

48.0-50.0 240.0-250.0

71.0-76.0 All above 300