US Amateur Radio Bands
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Effective Date
March 5, 2024
®
US AMATEUR POWER LIMITS
FCC 97.313 An amateur station must use the minimum transmitter power necessary to carry out the
desired communications. (b) No station may transmit with a transmitter power exceeding 1.5 kW PEP.
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160 Meters (1.8 MHz)
30 Meters (10.1 MHz)
50.1
6 Meters (50 MHz)
Avoid interference to radiolocation operations
from 1.900 to 2.000 MHz
Avoid interference to fixed services outside the US.
KEY
200 Watts PEP
E,A,G
E,A,G,T
MHz
Note:
CW
operation is permitted throughout all
amateur bands except 60 meters.
MCW
is authorized above 50.1 MHz,
except for 219-220 MHz.
Test
transmissions are authorized above
51 MHz, except for 219-220 MHz
E,A,G
10.100
10.150 MHz
50.0
54.0
1.800
1.900
2.000
MHz
144.1
2 Meters (144 MHz)
20 Meters (14 MHz)
80 Meters (3.5 MHz)
14.000
14.150
14.350 MHz
3.500
3.600
3.700
4.000
MHz
E,A,G,T
MHz
E
A
G
144.0
148.0
E
A
1.25 Meters (222 MHz)
= RTTY and data
= phone and image
G
14.175
14.225
3.800
N,T
(
200 W
)
14.025
14.150
E,A,G,T
= CW
only
3.525
3.600
219.0 220.0
N (
25 W
)
= SSB phone
60 Meters (5.3 MHz)
17 Meters (18 MHz)
222.0
225.0
MHz
= USB phone, CW, RTTY,
and data
= Fixed digital message
forwarding systems
only
2.8 kHz
E,A,G
E,A,G
(
100 W
)
18.068
18.110
18.168 MHz
*
Geographical and power restrictions may apply to all bands
above 420 MHz. See
The ARRL Operating Manual
for
information about your area.
5330.5
5346.5 5357.0 5371.5
5403.5 kHz
E
= Amateur Extra
A
= Advanced
G
= General
T
= Technician
N
= Novice
*
General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra licensees may use the
following five channels on a secondary basis with a maximum
effective radiated power of 100 W PEP relative to a half wave
dipole. Only upper sideband suppressed carrier voice
transmissions, CW, RTTY and data such as PACTOR III. The
frequencies are 5330.5, 5346.5, 5357.0, 5371.5 and 5403.5
kHz. The occupied bandwidth is limited to 2.8 kHz centered on
5332, 5348, 5358.5, 5373, and 5405 kHz respectively.
15 Meters (21 MHz)
70 cm (420 MHz)
21.000
21.200
21.450 MHz
E,A,G,T
MHz
E
A
G
420.0
450.0
21.225
21.275
33 cm (902 MHz)
*
See
ARRLWeb at www.arrl.org
for
detailed band plans.
N,T
(
200 W
)
E,A,G,T
40 Meters (7 MHz)
21.025
21.200
902.0
928.0 MHz
7.000
7.125
7.300
MHz
E
12 Meters (24 MHz)
1240
23 cm (1240 MHz)
*
1300
MHz
ARRL Headquarters:
860-594-0200 (Fax 860-594-0259)
email: hq@arrl.org
A
G
E,A,G
E,A,G,T
7.175
N,T
(
200 W
)
24.890
24.930
24.990 MHz
N (
5 W
)
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7.025
7.125
1270
1295
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.
10 Meters (28 MHz)
28.000
28.300
29.700 MHz
All licensees except Novices are authorized all modes
on the following frequencies:
2300-2310 MHz
2390-2450 MHz
3300-3500 MHz
5650-5925 MHz
Membership/Circulation Desk:
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Toll-Free 1-888-277-5289 (860-594-0338)
email: membership@arrl.org
E,A,G
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 275 GHz
N,T
(
200 W
)
28.000
28.500
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