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Wavelength |
Frequency |
Bandwidth |
Primary Use |
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160 Meters |
1.80-2.00 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
100 km day, 1000's km at night |
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80 Meters |
3.50-4.00 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
400 km day, 1000's km at night |
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40 Meters |
7.00-7.30 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
800 km day, DX at night |
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30 Meters |
10.10-10.15 MegaHertz |
1 KiloHertz |
1500 km day, DX at night |
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20 Meters |
14.00-14.35 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
DX day and night |
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17 Meters |
18.068-18.168 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
DX day, DX night on solar peak |
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15 Meters |
21.00-21.45 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
DX day, DX
night on solar peak |
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12 Meters |
24.89-24.99 MegaHertz |
6 KiloHertz |
DX on solar peak, local on solar min |
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10 Meters |
28.00-29.70 MegaHertz |
20 KiloHertz |
DX on solar
peak, local on solar min |
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6 Meters |
50.00-54.00 MegaHertz |
30 KiloHertz |
Some DX solar peak, local solar min |
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2 Meters |
144.00-148.00 MegaHertz |
30 KiloHertz |
Local, handheld radios (HTs) and repeaters |
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1.25 Meters |
220.00-225.00 MegaHertz |
100 KiloHertz |
Local, Reg. 2 only, little commercial equipment available |
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70 Centimeters |
430.00-450.00 MegaHertz * |
12 MegaHertz |
Local, HTs,
mobile, repeaters |
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33 Centimeters |
902.00-928.00 MegaHertz * |
12 MegaHertz |
Local, Satellite |
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23 Centimeters |
1.240-1.300 GigaHertz * |
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Local, Satellite |
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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.