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US Amateur Radio Bands
Wavelength (λ) (m) Frequency (MHz) Range (kHz) Ext. Adv. Gen. Tech. Nov. Modes Notes
160 1.8 1800 - 2000 Yes Yes Yes No No Data, Phone [1]
80 3.5 3500 - 3600 Yes No No No No Data
80 3.5 3600 - 4000 Yes No No No No Phone, Image
80 3.5 3525 - 3600 Yes Yes Yes Note Note Data [2]
80 3.5 3700 - 4000 Yes Yes No No No Phone, Image
80 3.5 3800 - 4000 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image
60 5.3 5330.5, 5346.5, 5366.5,
5371.5, 5403.5
Note Note Note No No USB Phone [3]
40 7.0 7000 - 7125 Yes No No No No Data [4]
40 7.0 7025 - 7125 Yes Yes Yes No No Data [4]
40 7.0 7025 - 7125 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CW [4]
40 7.0 7125 - 7300 Yes Yes No No No Phone, Image [4]
40 7.0 7175 - 7300 Yes Yes Yes No No Phone, Image [4]
30 10.1 10100 - 10150 Yes Yes Yes No No Data [5]
20 14 14000 - 14150 Yes No No No No Data
20 14 14025 - 14150 Yes Yes Yes No No Data

Notes

  1. Avoid interference to radiolocation operations between 1900 and 2000 kHz
  2. Novice and Technician Licenses must operate in CW mode only and transmit under 200 W PEP
  3. General, Advanced and Extra class licensees are allowed to operate on these five channels in USB (Upper sideband) phone mode only with a a maximum radiated power of 50 watts from a dipole antenna on a secondary basis. Occupied bandwidths are 2.8kHz across centered on 5332kHz, 5348kHz, 5368kHz, 5373kHz, 5405kHz, respectively.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Phone and Image modes are permitted between 7075kHz and 7100kHz for FCC licensed stations operating within ITU regions 1 and 3 and by FCC stations operating within ITU region 2 West of 120 degrees west or south of 20 degrees north. Novice and Technician licensees outside of ITU region 2 may use CW only between 7025 and 7075 kHz. These exemptions do not apply within the continental United States.
  5. 200 Watts max PEP, avoid interference with fixed services outside the US.