SWL BAND GUIDE
FCC Allocation Listing HF/VHF/UHF BAND GUIDE
From MHz |
To MHz |
Purpose |
0.140 - | 0.240 | LONGWAVE BROADCAST AM BAND |
0.535 - | 1.705 | LOCAL BROADCAST - STANDARD NORTH AMERICA, AM BAND |
1.427 - | 1.429 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
1.705 - | 1.800 | FIXED SERVICE - LAND/MOBILE/MARINE |
1.830 - | 1.850 | HAM, AMATEUR - 160 METERS |
1.800 - | 2.000 | HAM, AMATEUR - 160 METERS |
2.000 - | 2.107 | MARITIME MOBILE |
2.000 - | 2.500 | MARINE, COASTWISE |
2.107 - | 2.170 | FIXED SERVICE - LAND/MOBILE/MARINE |
2.170 - | 2.194 | LAND MOBILE SERVICE |
2.194 - | 2.300 | FIXED SERVICE |
2.200 - | 2.300 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
2.300 - | 2.495 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 120 METERS |
2.495 - | 2.505 | TIME STANDARD |
2.505 - | 2.850 | FIXED SERVICE - LAND/MOBILE/MARINE |
2.850 - | 3.155 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
3.155 - | 3.200 | FIXED SERVICE |
3.200 - | 3.400 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 90 METERS |
3.400 - | 3.500 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
3.500 - | 3.800 | CW, AMATEUR - 80 METERS, CW, EXTRA |
3.500 - | 4.000 | HAM, AMATEUR - 80/75 METERS |
3.525 - | 3.750 | CW, AMATEUR - 80 METERS, CW, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
3.700 - | 3.750 | CW, AMATEUR - 80 METERS, CW, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
3.750 - | 4.000 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 75 METERS, PHONE, EXTRA |
3.775 - | 4.000 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 75 METERS, PHONE, ADVANCED |
3.850 - | 4.000 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 75 METERS, PHONE, GENERAL |
3.900 - | 4.000 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 75 METERS |
4.000 - | 4.000 | TIME STANDARD - NEW WARC ALLOCATION REGION 3 |
4.000 - | 4.063 | FIXED SERVICE |
4.000 - | 9.000 | MARINE, HIGH SEAS AND INLAND WATERWAYS |
4.063 - | 4.438 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
4.438 - | 4.650 | FIXED SERVICE |
4.650 - | 4.750 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
4.750 - | 5.060 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 60 METERS |
5.000 - | 5.000 | TIME STANDARD - WWV |
5.005 - | 5.450 | FIXED SERVICE |
5.450 - | 5.730 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
5.730 - | 5.950 | FIXED SERVICE |
5.950 - | 6.200 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 49 METERS |
6.200 - | 6.525 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
6.525 - | 6.765 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
6.765 - | 7.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
7.000 - | 7.100 | CW, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, CW, EXTRA |
7.000 - | 7.300 | HAM, AMATEUR - 40 METERS |
7.025 - | 7.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, CW, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
7.100 - | 7.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, CW, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
7.100 - | 7.300 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 41 METERS |
7.150 - | 7.300 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, PHONE, EXTRA, ADVANCED |
7.225 - | 7.300 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 40 METERS, PHONE, GENERAL |
7.300 - | 8.195 | FIXED SERVICE |
7.335 - | 7.335 | TIME STANDARD - CHU CANADA |
8.000 - | 8.000 | TIME STANDARD - NEW WARC ALLOCATION REGION 3 |
8.195 - | 8.815 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
8.400 - | 8.500 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
8.815 - | 9.040 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
9.040 - | 9.500 | FIXED SERVICE |
9.500 - | 9.900 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 31 METERS |
9.775 - | 9.995 | FIXED SERVICE |
10.000 - | 10.000 | TIME STANDARD - WWV |
10.003 - | 10.005 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
10.005 - | 10.100 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
10.100 - | 10.150 | HAM, AMATEUR - 30 METERS, CW ONLY |
10.100 - | 11.175 | FIXED SERVICE |
11.175 - | 11.400 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
11.400 - | 11.650 | FIXED SERVICE |
11.650 - | 12.050 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 25 METERS |
12.000 - | 22.000 | MARINE, HIGH SEAS |
12.050 - | 12.330 | FIXED SERVICE |
12.330 - | 13.200 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
13.200 - | 13.360 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
13.360 - | 13.600 | FIXED SERVICE |
13.600 - | 13.800 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - NEW WARC ALLOCATION |
13.800 - | 14.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
14.000 - | 14.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, EXTRA |
14.000 - | 14.300 | AMATEUR - 20 METERS |
14.000 - | 14.350 | HAM, AMATEUR - 20 METERS |
14.025 - | 14.150 | CW, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
14.150 - | 14.350 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, EXTRA |
14.175 - | 14.350 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, ADVANCED |
14.225 - | 14.350 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 20 METERS, GENERAL |
14.350 - | 14.995 | FIXED SERVICE |
14.800 - | 15.350 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
15.000 - | 15.000 | TIME STANDARD - WWV |
15.010 - | 15.100 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
15.100 - | 15.600 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 19 METERS |
15.600 - | 16.460 | FIXED SERVICE |
16.460 - | 17.360 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
17.360 - | 17.550 | FIXED SERVICE |
17.550 - | 17.900 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 16 METERS |
17.900 - | 18.030 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE - TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS |
18.030 - | 18.780 | FIXED SERVICE |
18.068 - | 18.168 | RADIO AMATEUR |
18.780 - | 18.900 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
18.900 - | 19.680 | FIXED SERVICE |
19.680 - | 19.800 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
19.800 - | 21.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
19.995 - | 20.010 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
21.000 - | 21.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, EXTRA |
21.000 - | 21.450 | HAM, AMATEUR - 15 METERS |
21.025 - | 21.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
21.100 - | 21.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
21.100 - | 21.400 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
21.200 - | 21.450 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, EXTRA |
21.225 - | 21.450 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, ADVANCED |
21.300 - | 21.450 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 15 METERS, GENERAL |
21.450 - | 21.850 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 13 METERS |
21.850 - | 22.000 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE |
22.000 - | 22.720 | MARITIME MOBILE - SHIP/SHORE |
22.210 - | 22.500 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
22.720 - | 23.200 | FIXED SERVICE |
23.200 - | 23.350 | AERONAUTICAL MOBILE |
23.350 - | 24.990 | FIXED SERVICE |
24.890 - | 24.930 | CW, AMATEUR - 12 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
24.890 - | 24.990 | HAM, AMATEUR - 12 METERS |
24.930 - | 24.990 | PHONE, ANATEUR - 12 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCE, GENERAL |
25.000 - | 25.000 | TIME STANDARD |
25.005 - | 25.010 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
25.010 - | 25.330 | PETROLEUM INDUSTRY |
25.330 - | 25.600 | GOVERNMENT FREQUENCY |
25.600 - | 26.100 | SHORTWAVE BROADCAST - 11 METERS |
26.100 - | 26.480 | LAND MOBILE SERVICE |
26.480 - | 26.950 | GOVERNMENT |
26.950 - | 26.960 | INTERNATIONAL FIXED SERVICE |
26.960 - | 27.410 | CITIZEN'S BAND - 11 METERS |
27.410 - | 27.540 | LAND MOBILE SERVICE |
27.540 - | 28.000 | GOVERNMENT (also used by 11 meters amateur/pirate) |
28.000 - | 28.300 | CW, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCED, GENERAL |
28.000 - | 29.700 | HAM, AMATEUR - 10 METERS |
28.100 - | 28.200 | CW, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
28.300 - | 28.500 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, NOVICE, TECHNICIAN |
28.300 - | 29.700 | PHONE, AMATEUR - 10 METERS, EXTRA, ADVANCE, GENERAL |
29.700 - | 29.800 | FORESTRY SERVICE |
29.800 - | 29.890 | FIXED SERVICE |
29.890 - | 29.910 | GOVERNMENT |
29.910 - | 30.000 | FIXED SERVICE |
30.000 - | 46.610 | BUSINESS BAND, GOVERNMENT |
30.005 - | 30.010 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
34.200 - | 34.700 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
36.000 - | 37.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
39.986 - | 40.020 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
40.980 - | 41.015 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
46.610 - | 47.000 | PORTABLE PHONES/BASE |
47.000 - | 49.670 | BUSINESS BAND |
49.670 - | 49.970 | PORTABLE PHONES/HANDSET |
49.830 - | 49.890 | BABY MONITORS |
50.000 - | 50.450 | AMATEUR RADIO - 6 METERS (some countries to 54.000) |
50.200 - | 50.400 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
54.000 - | 72.000 | VHF TELEVISION (CH 2 - 4) |
54.200 - | 58.200 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
72.000 - | 76.000 | MODEL RADIO CONTROL, AVIATION AND INDUSTRY |
76.000 - | 88.000 | VHF TELEVISION (CH 5 - 6) |
88.000 | 108.000 | LOCAL BROADCAST STANDARD FM BAND |
108.000 | 117.950 | AVIATION NAVIGATION (TERMINAL VOR, ILS) |
116.000 | 126.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
118.000 | 136.000 | AVIATION COMMUNICATION |
136.000 | 138.000 | WEATHER SATELLITE, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS |
137.000 | 144.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
138.000 | 144.000 | GOVERNMENT (MILITARY BASES) |
144.000 | 146.000 | AMATEUR RADIO 2 METERS (some countries to 148.000) |
148.000 | 151.000 | GOVERNMENT |
150.000 | 151.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
151.000 | 156.250 | BUSINESS BAND (POLICE, FIRE) |
156.000 | 162.000 | MARINE, INLAND |
156.250 | 157.425 | MARINE BAND |
157.450 | 160.200 | BUSINESS BAND (POLICE, FIRE) |
160.200 | 161.600 | RAILROAD (161.600 IS MARINE BAND) |
161.605 | 161.795 | BUSINESS BAND (RADIO AND TV REMOTES) |
161.800 | 162.000 | MARINE BAND (TELEPHONE) |
162.000 | 174.000 | GOVERNMENT, SOME BUSINESS (RADIO AND TV REMOTES) |
162.400 | 162.550 | NOAA WEATHER |
174.000 | 216.000 | VHF TELEVISION (CH 7-13) |
174.500 | 176.500 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
200.000 | 202.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
216.000 | 220.000 | MARITIME MOBILE |
220.000 | 222.000 | LAND MOBILE RADIO |
220.000 | 225.000 | AMATEUR (3/4 METERS (in some countries!) |
225.000 | 329.000 | GOVERNMENT (MILITARY AVIATION) |
225.000 | 400.000 | BOTH CIVILIAN AND GOVERNMENT. |
235.000 | 238.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
272.000 | 273.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
329.000 | 335.000 | GOVERNMENT (AIRPORT GLIDE SLOPE NAVIGATION) |
335.000 | 400.000 | GOVERNMENT (MILITARY AVIATION) |
400.000 | 420.000 | GOVERNMENT (BASE WALKIE/TALKIES, PAGERS, ETC) |
400.100 | 402.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
403.000 | 406.000 | SPACE RESEARCH FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS |
430.000 | 440.000 | AMATEUR RADIO 70 CENTIMETERS (in some countries from 420.000 -450.000) |
450.000 | 470.000 | BUSINESS BAND (POLICE, FIRE, RADIO AND TV REMOTES) |
470.000 | 890.000 | UHF TELEVISION (CH 14 - 83) |
806.000 | 810.000 | BUSINESS BAND (CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, MOBILE INPUT) |
810.000 | 816.000 | PUBLIC SAFETY (SLOW GROWTH SYSTEMS, MOBILE INPUT) |
816.000 | 821.000 | BUSINESS BAND (TRUNKED SYSTEMS, MOBILE INPUT) |
821.000 | 825.000 | LAND MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE (MOBILE INPUT) |
825.000 | 835.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE NON-WIRELINE (MOBILE INPUT) |
835.000 | 845.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE WIRELINE (MOBILE INPUT) |
845.000 | 850.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE (EXPANSION, MOBILE INPUT) |
851.000 | 855.000 | BUSINESS BAND (CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, BASE OUTPUT) |
855.000 | 861.000 | PUBLIC SAFETY (SLOW GROWTH SYSTEMS, BASE OUTPUT) |
861.000 | 866.000 | BUSINESS BAND (TRUNKED SYSTEMS, BASE OUTPUT) |
866.000 | 870.000 | LAND MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE (SATELLITE OUTPUT) |
870.000 | 880.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE NON-WIRELINE (BASE OUTPUT) |
880.000 | 890.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE WIRELINE (BASE OUTPUT) |
890.000 | 895.000 | CELLULAR TELEPHONE (EXPANSION, BASE OUTPUT) |
895.000 | 902.000 | LAND MOBILE RADIO (MOBILE INPUT) |
902.000 | 928.000 | AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RESERVE |
928.000 | 930.000 | MULTI-ADDRESS PAGING |
930.000 | 931.000 | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PAGING |
931.000 | 932.000 | COMMON CARRIER PAGING |
932.000 | 935.000 | GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE SHARED |
935.000 | 941.000 | LAND MOBILE RADIO (BASE OUTPUT) |
941.000 | 944.000 | GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE SHARED |
944.000 | 947.000 | BROADCAST STUDIO TO TRANSMITTER LINK |
947.000 | 952.000 | BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES |
952.000 | 960.000 | MICROWAVE RELAY AND PAGING |
956.262 | 956.437 | PRIVATE FIXED SERVICE SIGNALLING AND CONTROL |
959.862 | 959.987 | COMMON CARRIER RADIO SERVICE WIDE AREA PAGING |
960.000 | 1215 | AVIATION SERVICES NAVAIDS DME |
1215MHz | 1240MHz | GOVERNMENT |
1240MHz | 1300MHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
10 GHz | - 10.5GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
24 GHz | - 24.25GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
47 GHz | - 47.2GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
75.5GHz | 81 GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
142 GHz | 149 GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
241 GHz | 250 GHz | AMATEUR RADIO |
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