US Amateur Radio Bands

US AMATEUR POWER LIMITS

FCC 97.313 An amateur station must use the minimum transmitter power necessary to carry out the desired communications. (b) No station may transmit with a transmitter power exceeding 1.5 kW PEP. Avoid interference to radiolocation operations from 1.900 to 2.000 MHz

Effective Date March 5, 2012

50.1

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160 Meters (1.8 MHz)

Avoid interference to fixed services outside the US.

30 Meters (10.1 MHz)

200 Watts PEP

6 Meters (50 MHz)

E,A,G,T 54.0 MHz Note:

E,A,G 1.800 3.500 3.600 1.900 2.000 MHz 4.000 MHz E A G N,T (200 W )

E,A,G 10.150 MHz 50.0 144.1 14.350 MHz E A G 144.0

KEY

10.100

CW operation is permitted throughout all amateur bands. MCW is authorized above 50.1 MHz, except for 144.0-144.1 and 219-220 MHz.

80 Meters (3.5 MHz)

3.700

14.000

20 Meters (14 MHz)

14.150

2 Meters (144 MHz)

E,A,G,T 148.0 MHz

Test transmissions are authorized above 51 MHz, except for 219-220 MHz

3.525 3.600

3.800

14.025

14.175 14.150 14.225

1.25 Meters (222 MHz)

219.0 220.0 E,A,G,T N (25 W ) 222.0 225.0 MHz

= RTTY and data = phone and image = CW only = SSB phone = USB phone, CW, RTTY, and data = Fixed digital message forwarding systems only E = Amateur Extra A = Advanced G = General T = Technician N = Novice See ARRLWeb at www.arrl.org for detailed band plans. E,A,G,T

60 Meters (5.3 MHz)

2.8 kHz

17 Meters (18 MHz)

E,A,G (100 W ) E,A,G 18.068 18.110 18.168 MHz

*Geographical and power restrictions may apply to all bands

above 420 MHz. See The ARRL Operating Manual for information about your area.

5330.5 5346.5 5357.0 5371.5

5403.5 kHz 21.000

General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra licensees may operate on these five channels on a secondary basis with a maximum effective radiated output of 100 W PEP. Permitted operating modes include upper sideband voice (USB), CW, RTTY, PSK31 and other digital modes such as PACTOR III as defined by the FCC Report and Order of November 18, 2011. USB is limited to 2.8 kHz centered on 5332, 5348, 5358.5, 5373 and 5405 kHz. CW and digital emissions must be centered 1.5 kHz above the channel frequencies indicated above. Only one signal at a time is permitted on any channel.

15 Meters (21 MHz)

21.200

21.450 MHz E A G N,T (200 W ) 420.0

70 cm (420 MHz) *
E,A,G,T 450.0 MHz

21.225

33 cm (902 MHz) *
902.0 1240 928.0 MHz

21.275 21.025 21.200

7.000

40 Meters (7 MHz)
7.125

7.300 MHz E A G N,T (200 W ) 24.890

12 Meters (24 MHz)

E,A,G 24.930 24.990 MHz

23 cm (1240 MHz) *

1300 MHz E,A,G,T N (5 W )

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1270 28.000 28.300

Phone and Image modes are permitted between 7.075 and 7.100 MHz for FCC licensed stations in ITU Regions 1 and 3 and by FCC licensed stations in ITU Region 2 West of 130 degrees West longitude or South of 20 degrees North latitude. See Sections 97.305(c) and 97.307(f)(11). Novice and Technician licensees outside ITU Region 2 may use CW only between 7.025 and 7.075 MHz and between 7.100 and 7.125 MHz. 7.200 to 7.300 MHz is not available outside ITU Region 2. See Section 97.301(e). These exemptions do not apply to stations in the continental US.

7.025

7.125

7.175

1295

10 Meters (28 MHz)

29.700 MHz E,A,G N,T (200 W )

28.000

28.500

All licensees except Novices are authorized all modes on the following frequencies: 2300-2310 MHz 10.0-10.5 GHz * 122.25-123.0 GHz 2390-2450 MHz 24.0-24.25 GHz 134-141 GHz 3300-3500 MHz 47.0-47.2 GHz 241-250 GHz 5650-5925 MHz 76.0-81.0 GHz All above 275 GHz * No pulse emissions