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The Ham Bands

Wavelength

Frequency

Bandwidth

Primary Use

160 Meters

1.80-2.00 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

100 km day, 1000's km at night

80 Meters

3.50-4.00 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

400 km day, 1000's km at night

40 Meters

7.00-7.30 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

800 km day, DX at night

30 Meters

10.10-10.15 MegaHertz

1 KiloHertz

1500 km day, DX at night

20 Meters

14.00-14.35 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

DX day and night

17 Meters

18.068-18.168 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

DX day, DX night on solar peak

15 Meters

21.00-21.45 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

DX day, DX night on solar peak
May not open at all on solar min

12 Meters

24.89-24.99 MegaHertz

6 KiloHertz

DX on solar peak, local on solar min

10 Meters

28.00-29.70 MegaHertz

20 KiloHertz

DX on solar peak, local on solar min
Lowest band for FM

6 Meters

50.00-54.00 MegaHertz

30 KiloHertz

Some DX solar peak, local solar min

2 Meters

144.00-148.00 MegaHertz

30 KiloHertz

Local, handheld radios (HTs) and repeaters

1.25 Meters

220.00-225.00 MegaHertz

100 KiloHertz

Local, Reg. 2 only, little commercial equipment available

70 Centimeters

430.00-450.00 MegaHertz *

12 MegaHertz

Local, HTs, mobile, repeaters
Lowest band for Fast Scan TV

33 Centimeters

902.00-928.00 MegaHertz *

12 MegaHertz

Local, Satellite

 23 Centimeters

1.240-1.300 GigaHertz *

 

Local, Satellite
 

2.300 - 2.450 GigaHertz *

   Local, Satellite
  3.300 - 3.500 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  5.650 - 5.925 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  10.00 - 10.50 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  24.00 - 24.05 GigaHertz   Local, Satellite
  24.05 - 24.25 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  47.00  -47.20 GigaHertz   Local, Satellite
  75.50 - 76.00 GigaHertz   Local, Satellite
  76.00 - 81.00 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  119.98 - 120.02 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  142.00 - 144.00 GigaHertz   Local, Satellite
  144.00 - 149.00 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  241.00 - 248.00 GigaHertz *   Local, Satellite
  248.00 - 250.00 GigaHertz   Local, Satellite

 DX means direct world wide contacts are possible. Bands marked * are non-exclusive for ham use and are shared with other users.

There are assigned ham bands above 1.2 Ghz, but there is little commercial radio equipment available for those bands, so mostly advanced experimental work occurs there.

 

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