VHF/UHF Band Plan

 

                               

 

U.S. Amateur Radio VHF/UHF Band Plan Frequency Assignments


ARRL 6 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 50.0-54.0 MHz

50.000-50.100 CW and beacons
50.060-50.080 U.S. beacons
50.100-50.600 SSB
50.110 SSB DX calling frequency
50.125 SSB domestic calling frequency (Note: Suggest QSY up for local & down for long-distance QSOs)
50.600-51.000 Experimental and special modes
50.700 RTTY calling frequency
50.800-50.980 Radio Control (R/C) channels, 10 channels spaced 20 kHz apart (new)
51.000-51.100 Pacific DX window
51.000-52.000 Newly authorized FM repeater allocation
51.100-52.000 FM simplex
52.000-52.050 Pacific DX window
52.000-53.000 FM repeater and simplex
53.000-54.000 Present radio control (R/C) channels, 10 channels spaced 100 kHz apart


ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHz

NOTE! 2 meter band plans may vary in major metropolital areas throughout the country. See your local ICOM dealer for more details.

144.00-144.05 EME (CW)
144.05-144.06 Propagation beacons (old band plan)
144.06-144.10 General CW and weak signals
144.10-144.20 EME and weak-signal SSB
144.200 National SSB calling frequency
144.20-144.30 General SSB operation, upper sideband
144.275-144.300 New beacon band
144.30-144.50 New OSCAR subband plus simplex
144.50-144.60 Linear translator outputs
144.60-144.90 FM repeater inputs
144.90-145.10 Weak signal and FM simplex
145.10-145.20 Linear translator outputs plus packet
145.20-145.50 FM repeater outputs
145.50-145.80 Miscellaneous and experimental modes
145.80-146.00 OSCAR subband Ç satellite use only!
146.01-146.37 Repeater inputs
146.40-146.58 Simplex
146.61-146.97 Repeater outputs
147.00-147.39 Repeater outputs
147.42-147.57 Simplex
147.60-147.99 Repeater inputs


ARRL 70-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 420-450 MHz

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)
432.07-432.08 Propagation beacons (old band plan)
432.08-432.10 Weak-signal CW
432.100 70 cm calling frequency
432.10-433.00 Mixed-mode and weak-signal work
432.30-432.40 New beacon band
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 MHz national simplex frequency
447.00-450.00 Repeater inputs and outputs


ARRL 35-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHz

902-904 Narrow-bandwidth, weak-signal communications
902.0-902.8 SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental
902.8-903.0 Reserved for EME, CW expansion
903.0-903.05 EME exclusive
903.07-903.08 CW beacons
903.1 CW, SSB calling frequency
903.4-903.6 Crossband linear translator inputs
903.6-903.8 Crossband linear translator outputs
903.8-904.0 Experimental beacons exclusive
904-906 Digital communications
906-907 Narrow bandwidth FM-simplex services, 25 kHz channels
906.50 National simplex frequency
907-910
FM repeater inputs paired with 919-922 MHz; 119 pairs every 25 kHz; e.g., 907.025, 907.050, 907.075, etc., 908-920 MHz uncoordinated pair
910-916
ATV
916-918
Digital communications
918-919
Narrow-bandwidth, FM control links and remote bases
919-922
FM repeater outputs, paired with 907-910 MHz
922-928
Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV, Spread Spectrum


ARRL 23-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 1240-1300 MHz

1240-1246 ATV #1
1246-1248
Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links and digital, duplex with 1258-1260 MHz
1248-1252
Digital communications
1252-1258
ATV #2
1258-1260
Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links and digital, duplexed with 1246-1252 MHz
1260-1270
Satellite uplinks, reference WARC º79
1260-1270
Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV
1270-1276
Repeater inputs, FM and linear, paired with 1282-1288 MHz, 239 pairs every 25 kHz, e.g., 1270.025, 1270.050, 1270.075, etc., 1271.0-1238.0 MHz uncoordinated test pair
1276-1282
ATV #3
1282-1288
Repeater outputs, paired with 1270-1276 MHz
1288-1294
Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV
1294-1295
Narrow-bandwidth FM simplex services, 25 kHz channels
1294.5
National FM simplex calling frequency
1295-1297
Narrow bandwidth weak-signal communications (no FM)
1295.0-1295.8
SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental 1295.8-1296.0 Reserved for EME, CW expansion
1296.0-1296.05 EME exclusive
1296.07-1296.08
CW beacons
1296.1
CW, SSB calling frequency
1296.4-1296.6
Crossband linear translator input
1296.6-1296.8
Crossband linear translator output 1296.8-1297.0 Experimental beacons (exclusive)
1297-1300
Digital communications


 

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