{"id":243,"date":"2025-11-28T04:19:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2025-11-28T04:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:24:48","slug":"ham-radio-band-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/ham-radio-band-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham Radio Band Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radio1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"radio1\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radio1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radio1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radio1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/radio1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"5\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Band Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Frequency Range<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Wavelength Classification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Typical Use<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0,0\">2200m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,0\">135.7 \u2013 137.8 kHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,1,2,0\">LF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,1,3,0\">Experimental, Low-power<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0,0\">630m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,2,1,0\">472 \u2013 479 kHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,2,2,0\">MF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,2,3,0\">Experimental, Low-power<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0,0\">160m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,3,1,0\">1.8 \u2013 2.0 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,3,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,3,3,0\">Nighttime DX, Local<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,4,0,0\">80m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,4,1,0\">3.5 \u2013 4.0 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,4,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,4,3,0\">Nighttime DX, Ragchewing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,5,0,0\">60m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,5,1,0\">5.33 \u2013 5.40 MHz*<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,5,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,5,3,0\">Channelized, Emergency<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,6,0,0\">40m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,6,1,0\">7.0 \u2013 7.3 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,6,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,6,3,0\">Day\/Night DX, Ragchewing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,7,0,0\">30m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,7,1,0\">10.1 \u2013 10.15 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,7,2,0\">HF (WARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,7,3,0\">Digital Modes only<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,8,0,0\">20m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,8,1,0\">14.0 \u2013 14.35 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,8,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,8,3,0\">Primary DX, Contesting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,9,0,0\">17m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,9,1,0\">18.068 \u2013 18.168 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,9,2,0\">HF (WARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,9,3,0\">Digital\/CW only<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,10,0,0\">15m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,10,1,0\">21.0 \u2013 21.45 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,10,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,10,3,0\">DX, Contesting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,11,0,0\">12m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,11,1,0\">24.89 \u2013 24.99 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,11,2,0\">HF (WARC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,11,3,0\">Digital\/CW only<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,12,0,0\">10m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,12,1,0\">28.0 \u2013 29.7 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,12,2,0\">HF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,12,3,0\">DX, Contesting, Sporadic E<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,13,0,0\">6m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,13,1,0\">50 \u2013 54 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,13,2,0\">VHF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,13,3,0\">Local\/Long-distance E-skip<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,14,0,0\">2m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,14,1,0\">144 \u2013 148 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,14,2,0\">VHF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,14,3,0\">Local, Repeaters, FM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,15,0,0\">1.25m<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,15,1,0\">222 \u2013 225 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,15,2,0\">VHF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,15,3,0\">Local, Repeaters<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,16,0,0\">70cm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,16,1,0\">420 \u2013 450 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,16,2,0\">UHF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,16,3,0\">Local, Repeaters, ATV<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,17,0,0\">33cm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,17,1,0\">902 \u2013 928 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,17,2,0\">UHF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,17,3,0\">Local, Experimental<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,18,0,0\">23cm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,18,1,0\">1240 \u2013 1300 MHz<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,18,2,0\">UHF<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"5,18,3,0\">Local, Repeaters, ATV<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"6\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><b>Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b>HF (High Frequency) Bands<\/b> are generally used for long-distance communication (DX).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b>VHF\/UHF (Very\/Ultra High Frequency) Bands<\/b> are typically used for local, line-of-sight communication via repeaters or simplex, and for specialized modes like satellite or meteor scatter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\">The bands marked <b>(WARC)<\/b> (30m, 17m, 12m) are known as the World Administrative Radio Conference bands and are often restricted from use in major contests by international agreement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\">$*$The <b>60-meter band<\/b> is highly channelized in the US and Canada, with specific channels instead of a continuous range. The range listed is a general approximation of where these channels are located.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\">Frequency privileges within these ranges are also subject to your specific <b>Amateur Radio license class<\/b> (Technician, General, or Amateur Extra). For a detailed breakdown of all US allocations, you can refer to the official <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/files\/file\/Regulatory\/Band{5a7151d6185003182cdab895cb5aea288a4fa15a318f29e02ad7dbf83c464eea}20Chart\/Hambands4_Color_11x8_5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwjP0-eClZORAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQjAg\">ARRL US Amateur Radio Bands Frequency Chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Band Name Frequency Range Wavelength Classification Typical Use 2200m 135.7 \u2013 137.8 kHz LF Experimental, Low-power 630m 472 \u2013 479 kHz MF Experimental, Low-power 160m 1.8 \u2013 2.0 MHz HF Nighttime DX, Local 80m 3.5 \u2013 4.0 MHz HF Nighttime DX, Ragchewing 60m 5.33 \u2013 5.40 MHz* HF Channelized, Emergency 40m 7.0 \u2013 7.3 MHz [&hellip;]<\/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-243","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243","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=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w7rjp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}