Short Wave Frequency Allocations Uploaded by THE RESEARCHER This is a list of short wave bands as allocated by the FCC. I have found it useful as a general quide when exploring the short wave spectrum. 540-1600     Standard Broadacast Band 1600-1800    Utilities 1800-2000    160 Meter Amateur Band 2000-2150    Costal Fixed 2150-2300    Costal 2300-2505    120 Meter Broadcasting Band 2505-2850    Fixed 2850-3155    Aeronautical 3155-3200    Fixed 3200-3400    90 Meter Broadcasting Band 3400-3500    Aeronautical 3500-4000    80 Meter Amateur Band 4000-4230    Fixed 4230-4440    Coastal 4440-4650    Fixed 4650-4750    Aeronautical 4750-5060    60 Meter Broadcasting Band 5060-5450    Fixed 5450-5730    Aeronautical 5730-5950    Fixed 5950-6200    49 Meter Broadcasting Band 6200-6525    Coastal 6525-6765    Aeronautical 6765-7000    Fixed 7000-7300    40 Meter Amateur - 41 Meter Int. Broadcasting 7300-8495    Fixed 8495-8815    Costal 8815-9040    Aeronautical 9040-9500    Fixed 9500-9775    31 Meter International Broadcasting Band 9775-9995    Fixed 9995-10100   Aeronautical 10100-11175  Fixed 11175-11400  Aeronautical 11400-11700  Fixed 11700-11975  25 Meter International Broadcasting Band 11975-12689  Fixed 12689-13200  Coastal 13200-13360  Aeronautical 13360-14000  Fixed 14000-14335  20 Meter Amateur Band 14335-14940  Fixed 14940-15100  Aeronautical 15100-15450  19 Meter International Broadcasting Band 15450-16917  Fixed 16917-17360  Coastal 17360-17700  Fixed 17700-17900  16 Meter International Broadcasting Band 17900-18030  Aeronautical 18030-19990  Fixed 19990-20010   20010-21000  Fixed 21000-21450  15 Meter Amateur Band 21450-21750  13 Meter International Broadcasting Band 21750-21850  Fixed 21850-22000  Aeronautical 22000-22720  Coastal 22720-23200  Fixed 23200-23350  Aeronautical 23350-25600  Fixed 25600-26100  11 Meter International Broadcasting Band 26100-28000  Fixed (Also CB in U.S. and Canada) 28000-29700  10 Meter Amateur Band 29700-30000  Fixed Signal Strength (S) 1--Faint; signals barely perceptible 2--Very weak signals 3--Weak signals 4--Fair signals 5--Fairly good signals 6--Good signals 7--Moderately strong signals 8--Strong signals 9--Extremely strong signals RST Method of Signal Reports 1--Unreadable 2--Barely readable; occassional words distinguishable 3--Readable with considerable difficulty 4--Readable with practically no difficulty 5--Perfictly readable DOWNLOADED FROM P-80 SYSTEMS