Subj : Ham Radio Band Plan (2)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jan 15 2019 12:06 am
ARRL Amateur Radio Bandplans for the United States
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Refer to ARRL's The FCC Rule Book, the ARRL Operating Manual, or
Part 97 Rules for more detailed information on frequency allocations
for the Amateur Radio Service and sharing arrangements with other radio
services.
US Amateur Transmitter Power Limits
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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 Peak Envelope Power (PEP).
Novice and Technician Class licensees are limited to 200 watts PEP in
their privileges on the 80. 40, 15, and 10 meter bands. Novice Class
licensees are limited to 25 watts PEP on the 1.25 meter band, and to 5
watts PEP on the 33 centimeter band.
General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra Class licensees are limited to 200
watts PEP in their privileges on the 30 meter band, and must avoid
interference to fixed stations outside the United States. General,
Advanced, and Amateur Extra Class licensees also must avoid interference
to radiolocation services outside the United States on the 160 meter band.
Geographical and power restrictions apply to the 70, 33, and 23
centimeter bands; see The FCC Rule Book, the ARRL Operating Manual,
or the Part 97 Rules for details.
For a graphical listing of all license classes and privileges,
download the file HAMBANDS.PDF from the Ham Radio files area.
This is a COLOR graphics file in PDF format...you will need the
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.
Here is a brief, textual overview of that file, covering the U.S.
mateur radio privileges...Mhz stands for "megahertz", kHz stands for
"kilohertz", and Ghz stands for "gigahertz".
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Band: 160 meters (1.8 Mhz/1800 kHz) 1800 to 2000 kHz
Licensees: General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra ONLY;
NO PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICE OR TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES
Privileges: CW, RTTY, data, phone, and image, the entire band
Notes: Avoid interference to radiolocation operations.
***
Band: 80 meters (3.5 Mhz/3500 khz) 3500 to 4000 kHz
Licensees: All amateur radio licensees
Privileges:
Amateur Extra: 3500 to 3600 khz CW, RTTY, and data
3600 to 4000 kHz CW, phone, and image
Advanced: 3525 to 3600 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
3700 to 4000 kHz CW, phone, and image
General: 3525 to 3600 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
3800 to 4000 kHz CW, phone, and image
Technician 3525 to 3600 kHz CW ONLY
and Novice
Notes: Novice and Technician Class licensees are limited to 200 watts, PEP.
***
Band: 60 meters (5.3 Mhz/5300 khz)
Licensees: General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra ONLY;
NO PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICE OR TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES
Privileges: Upper Sideband (USB) Phone ONLY
Notes: General, Advanced, and Extra Class licensees may use the following
5 channels, on a secondary basis...with a maximum effective radiated
power of 50 watts PEP, relative to a half wave dipole. Only upper
sideband suppressed carrier voice transmissions may be used. The
frequencies are 5330.5, 5345.5, 5366.5, 5371.5, and 5403.5 kHz. The
occupied bandwidth is limited to 2.8 kHz, centered on 5332, 5348, 5368,
5373, and 5405 kHz, respectively.
***
Band: 40 meters (7 Mhz/7000 kHz) 7000 to 7300 kHz
Licensees: All amateur radio licensees
Privileges:
Amateur Extra: 7000 to 7125 khz CW, RTTY, and data
7125 to 7300 kHz CW, phone, and image
Advanced: 7025 to 7125 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
7125 to 7300 kHz CW, phone, and image
General: 7025 to 7125 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
7175 to 7300 kHz CW, phone, and image
Technician 7025 to 7125 kHz CW ONLY
and Novice
Notes: Novice and Technician Class licensees are limited to 200 watts, PEP.
Phone and image modes are permitted between 7075 and 7100 kHz, for FCC
licensed stations in ITU Regions 1 and 3, and by FCC licensed stations in
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
licensess outside ITU Region 2 may use CW only between 7025 and 7075 kHz.
See Secion 97.301(e). These exemptions DO NOT APPLY to stations in the
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
***
Band: 30 meters (10.1 Mhz/10100 kHz) 10100 to 10150 kHz
Licensees: General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra ONLY;
NO PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICE OR TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES
Privileges: CW, RTTY, and data ONLY, the entire band
Notes: All stations are LIMITED to 200 watts max PEP; and must avoid
interference to fixed stations outside the United States.
***
Band: 20 meters (14 Mhz/14000 khz) 14000 to 14350 kHz
Licensees: General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra ONLY;
NO PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICE OR TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES
Privileges:
Amateur Extra: 14000 to 14150 khz CW, RTTY, and data
14150 to 14350 kHz CW, phone, and image
Advanced: 14025 to 14150 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
14175 to 14350 kHz CW, phone, and image
General: 14025 to 14150 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
14225 to 14350 kHz CW, phone, and image
***
Band: 17 meters (18 Mhz/18068 kHz) 18068 to 18168 kHz
Licensees: General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra ONLY;
NO PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICE OR TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES
Privileges:
All licensees 18068 to 18110 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
18110 to 18168 kHz CW, Phone, and image
***
Band: 15 meters (21 Mhz/21000 kHz) 21000 to 21450 kHz
Licensees: All amateur radio license classes
Privileges:
Amateur Extra: 21000 to 21200 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
21200 to 21450 kHz CW, phone, and image
Advanced: 21025 to 21200 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
21225 to 21450 kHZ CW, phone, and image
General: 21025 to 21200 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
21275 to 21450 kHz CW, phone, and image
Technician 21025 to 21200 kHz CW ONLY
and Novice:
Notes: Novice and Technician Class licensees are limited to 200 watts, PEP.
***
Band: 12 meters (24 Mhz/24890 kHz) 24890 to 24990 kHz
Licensees: General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra ONLY'
NO PRIVILEGES FOR NOVICE OR TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES
Privileges:
All licensees 24890 to 24930 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
24930 to 24990 kHz CW, phone, and image
***
Band: 10 meters (28 Mhz/28000 kHz) 28000 to 29700 kHz
Licensees: All amateur radio license classes
Privileges:
All licensees 28000 to 28300 kHz CW, RTTY, and data
Amateur Extra, 28300 to 29700 kHz CW, phone, and image
Advanced, and
General
Technician 28300 to 28500 kHz Single Sideband (SSB) Phone ONLY
and Novice
Notes: Novice and Technician Class licensees are limited to 200 watts, PEP.
***
Band: 6 meters (50 Mhz) 50.0 to 50.4 Mhz
Licensees: All licensees except Novice
Privileges:
All licensees: 50.0 to 50.1 Mhz CW ONLY
50.1 to 50.4 Mhz CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image
***
Band: 2 meters (144 Mhz) 144.0 to 148.0 Mhz
Licensees: All licensees except Novice
Privileges:
All licensees: 144.0 to 144.1 Mhz CW ONLY
144.1 to 148.0 Mhz CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image
***
Band: 1.25 meters (222 Mhz) 219.0 to 225.0 Mhz
Licensees: All amateur radio license classes
Privileges:
All licensees: 222.0 to 225.0 Mhz CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image
Notes: Fixed digital message forwarding systems ONLY are allowed between
219.0 and 220.0 Mhz. Novices are limited to 25 watts PEP.
***
Band: 70 centimeters (420 Mhz) 420.0 to 450.0 Mhz
Licensees: All licensees except Novice
Privileges:
All licensees: CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image, the entire band
Notes: Geographical and power restrictions may apply. See the FCC Rule
Book, the ARRL Operating Manual, or the Part 97 Rules for details.
***
Band: 33 centimeters (902 Mhz) 902.0 to 928.0 Mhz
Licensees: All licensees except Novice
Privileges:
All licensees: CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image, the entire band
Notes: Geographical and power restrictions may apply. See the FCC Rule
Book, the ARRL Operating Manual, or the Part 97 Rules for details.
***
Band: 23 centimeters (1240 Mhz) 1240 to 1300 Mhz
Licensees: All amateur radio license classes
Privileges:
All licensees except Novice: CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image,
the entire band
Novice: 1270 to 1295 Mhz CW, RTTY, data, test, phone, and image
Notes: Novices are limited to 5 watts PEP. Geographical and power
restrictions may apply. See the FCC Rule Book, the ARRL Operating
Manual, or the Part 97 Rules for details.
***
All amateur radio licensees, except Novices...have all modes on the
following frequencies:
2300 to 2310 Mhz
2390 to 2450 Mhz
3300 to 3500 Mhz
5650 to 5925 Mhz
10.0 to 10.5 Ghz
24.0 to 24.25 Ghz
47.0 to 47.2 Ghz
76.0 to 81.0 Ghz
122.25 to 123.0 Ghz
134 to 141 Ghz
241 to 250 Ghz
All above 275 Ghz
Notes: Geographical and power restrictions may apply. See the FCC Rule
Book, the ARRL Operating Manual, or the Part 97 Rules for details.
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