Table: Amateur radio frequency bands
Table: ITU frequency allocation 9kHz to 400 GHz
|
Abbrev. |
Frequency | Wavelength | other terms (German) | Amateur |
| ULF | 0 Hz - 3 Hz | over 100 000 km | - | |
| ELF | 3 Hz - 3 kHz (also 10 Hz -150 Hz) |
100-100 000
km (2000-33 000 km) |
- | |
| VLF | 3 kHz - 30 kHz | 10-100 km | Myriameter Längstwelle | |
| LF | 30 kHz - 300 kHz | 1-10 km | Kilometer LW Langwelle | |
| MF | 300 kHz - 3 MHz | 100m-1 km | Hektometer MW Mittelwelle | 160 m |
| HF | 3 MHz - 30 MHz (also 100 kHz - 30 MHz) |
10m-100m (10m-3 km) |
Dekameter KW Kurzwelle | 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 16m, 15m, 12m, 10m |
| VHF | 30 MHz - 300 MHz | 1m-10m | Meter UKW | 2m |
| UHF | 300 MHz - 3 GHz | 10cm-1m | Dezimeter | 70 cm, 23 cm |
| SHF | 3 GHz - 30 GHz | 1-10 cm | Zentimeter | 13 cm, 6 cm, 3 cm, 1.5 cm |
| EHF | 30 GHz - 300 GHz | 1-10 mm | Millimeter | 6 mm, 4 mm, 2 mm, 1 mm |
| - | 300 GHz - 3 THz | 0,1-1 mm | Submillimeter |
Satellite Frequency Bands
| Band | Frequency | Amateur Bands | ----- |
| L-Band | 1 GHz - 2.6 GHz | 23 cm (1.2 GHz) | |
| S-Band | 2.6 GHz - 3.95 GHz | 13 cm (2.4 GHz) | |
| C-Band | 3.95 GHZ - 5.8 GHz | 6 cm (5.6 GHz) | |
| J-Band | 5.85 GHz - 8.2 GHz | ||
| X-Band | 8.2 GHz - 12.4 GHz | (Ku) 3 cm (10 GHz) | |
| P-Band Ku-Band |
12.4 GHz -18.0 GHz | (Ku) | |
| K-Band | 18 GHz - 26.5 GHz | 1.5 cm (24 GHz) | |
| R-Band Ka-Band |
26.5 GHz - 40 GHz | (Ka) | |
| Q-Band | 33 GHz - 50 GHz | 6 mm (47 GHz) | |
| U-Band | 40 GHz - 60 GHz | 6 mm (47 GHz) | |
| V-Band | 50 GHz-75GHz | ||
| E-Band | 60 GHz-90 GHz | ||
| W-Band | 75 GHz -110 GHz | 4 mm (76 GHZ) | |
| 2 mm (142-149 GHz) | |||
| 1 mm (241-250 GHz) | |||
| sub mm (300+ GHz) |
CB Frequency Channels (11m Band 27.xx MHz)
|
Chan |
Frequency |
Chan |
Frequency |
Cahan |
Frequency |
Chan |
Frequency |
|
1 |
26.965 |
11 |
27.085 |
21 |
27.215 |
31 |
27.315 |
|
2 |
26.975 |
12 |
27.105 |
22 |
27.225 |
32 |
27.325 |
|
3 |
26.985 |
13 |
27.115 |
23 |
27.255 |
33 |
27.335 |
|
4 |
27.005 |
14 |
27.125 |
24 |
27.235 |
34 |
27.345 |
|
5 |
27.015 |
15 |
27.135 |
25 |
27.245 |
35 |
27.355 |
|
6 |
27.025 |
16 |
27.155 |
26 |
27.265 |
36 |
27.365 |
|
7 |
27.035 |
17 |
27.165 |
27 |
27.275 |
37 |
27.375 |
|
8 |
27.055 |
18 |
27.175 |
28 |
27.285 |
38 |
27.385 |
|
9 |
27.065 |
19 |
27.185 |
29 |
27.295 |
39 |
27.395 |
|
10 |
27.075 |
20 |
27.205 |
30 |
27.305 |
40 |
27.405 |
70cm ISM Frequency Channels (70 cm Band 433.xx MHz)
|
Chan |
Frequency |
Chan |
Frequency |
Cahan |
Frequency |
Chan |
Frequency |
|
01 |
433.075 |
19 |
433.525 |
37 |
434.000 |
55 |
434.475 |
|
02 |
433.100 |
20 |
433.550 |
38 |
434.025 |
56 |
434.500 |
|
03 |
433.125 |
21 |
433.600 |
39 |
434.050 |
57 |
434.525 |
|
04 |
433.150 |
22 |
433.625 |
40 |
434.075 |
58 |
434.550 |
|
05 |
433.175 |
23 |
433.650 |
41 |
434.100 |
59 |
434.575 |
|
06 |
433.200 |
24 |
433.675 |
42 |
434.125 |
60 |
434.600 |
|
07 |
433.225 |
25 |
433.700 |
43 |
434.150 |
61 |
434.625 |
|
08 |
433.250 |
26 |
433.725 |
44 |
434.175 |
62 |
434.650 |
|
09 |
433.275 |
27 |
433.750 |
45 |
434.200 |
63 |
434.675 |
|
10 |
433.300 |
28 |
433.775 |
46 |
434.225 |
64 |
434.700 |
|
11 |
433.325 |
29 |
433.800 |
47 |
434.250 |
65 |
434.725 |
|
12 |
433.350 |
30 |
433.825 |
48 |
434.275 |
66 |
434.750 |
|
13 |
433.375 |
31 |
433.850 |
49 |
434.300 |
67 |
434.775 |
|
14 |
433.400 |
32 |
433.875 |
50 |
434.325 |
68 |
434.800 |
|
15 |
433.425 |
33 |
433.900 |
51 |
434.350 |
69 |
434.825 |
|
16 |
433.450 |
34 |
433.925 |
52 |
434.375 |
||
|
17 |
433.475 |
35 |
433.950 |
53 |
434.400 |
||
|
18 |
433.500 |
36 |
433.975 |
54 |
434.425 |
55 = 434.475 = reserved for mountain rescue
(by Ulf Kumm, DK9SJ)