For many new hams, Very High Frequency (VHF)<\/strong> and Ultra High Frequency (UHF)<\/strong> bands are the first stop on the airwaves. While HF (High Frequency) allows for worldwide “skip,” VHF and UHF are the backbone of reliable, day-to-day, local, and regional amateur radio communication.2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n VHF and UHF operate at higher frequencies and are characterized by having shorter wavelengths than HF.3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udce1 VHF and UHF Communications: The Backbone of Local Ham Radio For many new hams, Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands are the first stop on the airwaves. While HF (High Frequency) allows for worldwide “skip,” VHF and UHF are the backbone of reliable, day-to-day, local, and regional amateur radio communication.2 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Understanding the Bands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Band<\/strong><\/td> Frequency Range<\/strong><\/td> Wavelength<\/strong><\/td> Key Ham Band<\/strong><\/td> Typical Usage<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> VHF<\/strong><\/td> 30\u2013300 MHz<\/td> 10 meters to 1 meter<\/td> 2-meters<\/strong> (144\u2013148 MHz)<\/td> Local, regional, mobile, satellites<\/td><\/tr> UHF<\/strong><\/td> 300\u20133000 MHz<\/td> 1 meter to 10 centimeters<\/td> 70-centimeters<\/strong> (420\u2013450 MHz)<\/td> Local, urban, digital modes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"