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====== US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations ======
http://www.arrl.org/frequency-allocations - 01/03/20



For each band, only those license classes with privileges on that band are listed. 

**Technician licensees have limited privileges below 30 MHz.**

==== US Amateur Transmitter Power Limits ====


At all times, transmitter power must be the minimum necessary to carry out the desired communications. 

Unless otherwise noted, the maximum power output is 1500 watts PEP. 

Novice/Technicians are limited to 200 watts PEP on HF bands. Geographical power restrictions apply to the 630 meter, 70 centimeter, 33 centimeter and 23 centimeter bands.


To operate on 2200 or 630 meters, amateurs must first register with the Utilities Technology Council online at https://utc.org/plc-database-amateur-notification-process/. You need only register once for each band.



==== 2200 Meters ====


General, Advanced, Amateur Extra licensees:

135.7-137.8 kHz: CW, Phone, Image, RTTY/Data

1 W EIRP maximum



==== 630 Meters ====


General, Advanced, Amateur Extra licensees:

472-479 kHz: CW, Phone, Image, RTTY/Data

5 W EIRP maximum, except in Alaska within 496 miles of Russia where the power limit is 1 W EIRP.



==== 160 Meters ====


General, Advanced, Amateur Extra licensees:

1.800-2.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, RTTY/Data



==== 80 Meters ====

Novice and Technician classes:

3.525-3.600 MHz: CW Only

General class:

3.525-3.600 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
3.800-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

3.525-3.600 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
3.700-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

3.500-3.600 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
3.600-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image



==== 60 Meters ====
(Five Specific Channels) 

The FCC has granted hams secondary access on USB only to five discrete 2.8-kHz-wide channels. Amateurs can not cause inference to and must accept interference from the Primary Government users. The NTIA says that hams planning to operate on 60 meters "must assure that their signal is transmitted on the channel center frequency." This means that amateurs should set their carrier frequency 1.5 kHz lower than the channel center frequency.

General, Advanced and Amateur Extra classes:

Channel Center

Amateur Tuning Frequency

5332 kHz

5330.5 kHz

5348 kHz

5346.5 kHz

5358.5 kHz

5357.0 kHz

5373 kHz

5371.5 kHz

5405 kHz (common US/UK)

5403.5 kHz

Effective March 5, 2012, amateurs are permitted to use CW and phone, as well as digital modes that comply with emission designator 60H0J2B, which includes PSK31 as well as any RTTY signal with a bandwidth of less than 60 Hz. They may also use modes that comply with emission designator 2K80J2D, which includes any digital mode with a bandwidth of 2.8 kHz or less whose technical characteristics have been documented publicly, per Part 97.309(4) of the FCC Rules. Such modes would include PACTOR I, II or III, 300-baud packet, MFSK16, MT63, Contestia, Olivia, DominoEX and others. with a maximum effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 W. Radiated power must not exceed the equivalent of 100 W PEP transmitter output power into an antenna with a gain of 0 dBd.



==== 40 Meters ====

Novice and Technician classes:

7.025-7.125 MHz : CW only

General class:

7.025-7.125 MHz : CW, RTTY/Data\\
7.175-7.300 MHz:: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

7.025-7.125 MHz : CW, RTTY/Data\\
7.125-7.300 MHz:: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

7.000-7.125 MHz : CW, RTTY/Data\\
7.125-7.300 MHz:: CW, Phone, Image

Note:Phone and Image modes are permitted between 7.075 and 7.100 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 Technician licensees outside ITU Region 2 may use CW only between 7.025 and 7.075 MHz and between 7.100 and 7.125 MHz. 7.200 to 7.300 MHz is not available outside ITU Region 2. See Section 97.301(e). These exemptions do not apply to stations in the continental US.



==== 30 Meters ====
Maximum power, 200 watts PEP. Amateurs must avoid interference to the fixed service outside the US.

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

10.100-10.150 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data



==== 20 Meters ====
General class:

14.025 -14.150 MHz CW, RTTY/Data\\
14.225 -14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

14.025 -14.150 MHz CW, RTTY/Data\\
14.175 -14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

14.000 - 14.150 MHz CW, RTTY/Data\\
14.150 -14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image



==== 17 Meters ====
General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

18.068-18.110 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
18.110-18.168 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

==== 15 Meters ====
Novice and Technician classes:

21.025-21.200 MHz: CW Only

General class:

21.025-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
21.275-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

21.025-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
21.225-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

 21.000-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
 21.200-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

==== 12 Meters ====
General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

 24.890-24.930 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
 24.930-24.990 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

==== 11 Meters (chicken band) ====
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==== 10 Meters ====
Novice and Technician classes:

28.000-28.300 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data--Maximum power 200 watts PEP\\
28.300-28.500 MHz: CW, Phone--Maximum power 200 watts PEP

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

28.000-28.300 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data\\
28.300-29.700 MHz: CW, Phone, Image\\
\\
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 Uplinks or Downlinks\\
29.520-29.590	Repeater Inputs\\
29.600	        FM Simplex\\
29.610-29.700	Repeater Outputs\\

==== 6 Meters ==== 
All Amateurs except Novices:

50.0-50.1 MHz: CW Only\\
50.1-54.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

==== 2 Meters ==== 
All Amateurs except Novices:
144.0-144.1 MHz: CW Only\\
144.1-148.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

The SSB portion of the 2m band runs from 144.100 MHz to 144.275 MHz and Upper Sideband (USB) is used. The 2M SSB calling frequency is 144.200 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\\
146.52	National Simplex Calling Frequency\\
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 ==== 
The FCC has allocated 219-220 MHz to amateur use on a secondary basis. This allocation is only for fixed digital message forwarding systems operated by all licensees except Novices. Amateur operations must not cause interference to, and must accept interference from, primary services in this and adjacent bands. Amateur stations are limited to 50 W PEP output and 100 kHz bandwidth. Automated Maritime Telecommunications Systems (AMTS) stations are the primary occupants in this band. Amateur stations within 398 miles of an AMTS station must notify the station in writing at least 30 days prior to beginning operations. Amateur stations within 50 miles of an AMTS station must get permission in writing from the AMTS station before beginning operations. The FCC requires that amateur operators provide written notification including the station's geographic location to the ARRL for inclusion in a database at least 30 days before beginning operations. See Section 97.303(e) of the FCC Rules.

Novice (Novices are limited to 25 watts PEP output), Technician, General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

 222.00-225.00 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data


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\\




==== 70 Centimeters ==== 
All Amateurs except Novices:

 420.0-450.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

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 ==== 
All Amateurs except Novices:

 902.0-928.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

==== 23 Centimeters ==== 
Novice class:

1270-1295 MHz: CW, phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data (maximum power, 5 watts PEP)

All Amateurs except Novices:

1240-1300 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data



==== Higher Frequencies: ==== 
All modes and licensees (except Novices) are authorized on the following bands [FCC Rules, Part 97.301(a)]:

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 -123.00 GHz\\
134-141 GHz\\
241-250 GHz\\
All above 300 GHz

* Amateur operation at 76-77 GHz has been suspended till the FCC can determine that interference will not be caused to vehicle radar systems

====== **FRS/GMRS CHART** ======

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====== **MURS/MARINE/ETC.CHART**  ======

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====== Other points of interest ======
[[https://www.selectspectrum.com/spectrum-search]]

====== The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide - ARRL ======

https://www.arrl.org/files/file/conop.pdf

{{ :radio_reference:conop.pdf |}}
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