Ø = Zero; “I.” = Island; “Is.

” = Islands COMMON PREFIXES OF COUNTRIES (2000) UPDATED 10/99

PREFIX COUNTRY PREFIX COUNTRY PREFIX COUNTRY PREFIX COUNTRY PREFIX COUNTRY
1AØ Sov. Mil. Order of Malta BV Taiwan GM, GS Scotland OK-OL Czech Republic V8 Brunei
1S, 9MØ Spratly Is. BV9P Pratas I. GU, GP Guernsey OM Slovak Republic VE, VO, VY Canada
3A Monaco BY, BT China GW, GC Wales ON-OT Belgium VK Australia
3B6, 3B7 Agalega & St. Brandon Is. C2 Nauru H4 Solomon Is. OX Greenland VKØ Heard I.
3B8 Mauritius C3 Andorra H4Ø Temotu Province OY Faroe Is. VKØ Macquarie I.
3B9 Rodriguez I. C5 The Gambia HA, HG Hungary OZ Denmark VK9C Cocos (Keeling) Is.
3C Equatorial Guinea C6 Bahamas HB Switzerland P2 Papua New Guinea VK9L Lord Howe I.
3CØ Pagalu I. C8-C9 Mozambique HB Liechtenstein P4 Aruba VK9M Mellish Reef
3D2 Fiji Is. CA-CE Chile HC-HD Ecuador P5 North Korea VK9N Norfolk I.
3D2 Rotuma I. CEØ Easter I. HC8-HD8 Galapagos Is. PA-PI Netherlands VK9W Willis I.
3D2 Conway Reef CEØ Juan Fernandez Is. HH Haiti PJ2, PJ4, PJ9 Netherlands Antilles VK9X Christmas I.
3DA Swaziland CEØ San Felix & San Ambrosio Is. HI Dominican Republic PJ5-PJ8 St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius VP2E Anguilla
3V Tunisia CE9, KC4, VP8, etc. Antarctica, etc. HJ-HK Colombia PP-PY Brazil VP2M Montserrat
3W, XV Vietnam CM, CO Cuba HKØ San Andres & Providencia PPØ-PYØF Fernando de Noronha VP2V British Virgin Is.
3X Guinea CN Morocco HKØ Malpelo I. PPØ, PYØS St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks VP5 Turks & Caicos Is.
3Y Bouvet I. CP Bolivia HL South Korea PPØ, PYØT Trindade I. & Martim Vaz Is. VP6 Pitcairn I.
3Y Peter I I. CT Portugal HO-HP Panama PZ Surinam VP8 Falkland Is.
4J-4K Azerbaijan CT3 Madeira Is. HQ-HR Honduras RA-RZ European Russia VP8, LU South Georgia I.
4L Georgia CU Azores HS, E2 Thailand RA-RZ Asiatic Russia VP8, LU, CE9, 4K1, HFØ South Shetland Is.
4P-4S Sri Lanka CV-CX Uruguay HV Vatican UA2 Kaliningrad VP8, LU South Orkney Is.
4U_UN United Nations HQ CYØ Sable I. HZ Saudi Arabia R1FJ Franz Josef Land VP8, LU South Sandwich Is.
4U_ITU ITU Headquarters CY9 St. Paul I. I Italy R1MV Malyj Vysotskij I. VP9 Bermuda
4X, 4Z Israel D2, D3 Angola IS, IM Sardinia SØ Western Sahara VQ9 Chagos Is.
5A Libya D4 Cape Verde J2 Djibouti S2 Bangladesh VS6, VR2 Hong Kong
5B Cyprus D6 Comoros J3 Grenada S5, YU3 Slovenia VU Andaman & Nicobar Is.
5H-5I Tanzania DA-DL Germany J5 Guinea-Bissau S7 Seychelles VU Laccadive Is.
5N-5O Nigeria DU-DZ Philippines J6 St. Lucia S9 Sao Tome & Principe VU India
5R-5S Madagascar E3 Eritrea J7 Dominica SA-SM Sweden XA-XI Mexico
5T Mauritania E4 Palestine J8 St. Vincent SN-SR Poland XA4-XI4 Revilla Gigedo
5U Niger EA-EH Spain JA-JS Japan ST Sudan XT Burkina Faso
5V Togo EA6-EH6 Balearic Is. JD1 Minami-Torishima SU Egypt XU Cambodia
5W Western Samoa EA8-EH8 Canary Is. JD1 Ogasawara SV/A Mount Athos XW Laos
5X Uganda EA9-EH9 Ceuta & Melilla JT-JV Mongolia SV-SZ Greece XX9 Macao
5Y-5Z Kenya EI-EJ Ireland JW Svalbard SV5 Dodecanese XY-XZ Myanmar
6V-6W Senegal EK Armenia JX Jan Mayen SV9 Crete YA Afghanistan
6Y Jamaica EL Liberia JY Jordan T2 Tuvalu YB-YH Indonesia
7O Yemen EP-EQ Iran K, W, N, AA-AK U.S.A. T3Ø West Kiribati Is. YI Iraq
7P Lesotho ER Moldova KC6 T8 Palau T31 Central Kiribati Is. YJ Vanuatu
7Q Malawi ES Estonia KG4 Guantanamo Bay T32 East Kiribati Is. YK Syria
7T-7Y Algeria ET Ethiopia KHØ Marianas Is. T33 Banaba I. YL Latvia
8P Barbados EU-EW Belarus KH1 Baker & Howland Is. T5 Somalia YN Nicaragua
8Q Maldive Is. EX Kyrgzstan KH2 Guam T7 San Marino YO-YR Romania
8R Guyana EY Tajikistan KH3 Johnston I. T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina YS El Salvador
9A Croatia EZ Turkmenistan KH4 Midway I. TA-TC Turkey YT-YU, YZ Yugoslavia
9G Ghana F France KH5 Palymra & Jarvis Is. TF Iceland YV-YY Venezuela
9H Malta FG Guadeloupe KH5K Kingman Reef TG, TD Guatemala YVØ Aves I.
9I, 9J Zambia FH Mayotte KH6-KH7 Hawaii TI, TE Costa Rica Z2 Zimbabwe
9K Kuwait FJ, FS Saint Martin KH7K Kure I. TI9 Cocos I. Z3 Macedonia
9L Sierra Leone FK New Caledonia KH8 American Samoa TJ Cameroon ZA Albania
9M2, 9M4 West Malaysia FM Martinique KH9 Wake I. TK Corsica ZB2 Gibraltar
9M6, 9M8 East Malaysia FO French Polynesia KL7 Alaska TL Central African Republic ZC4 UK Sov. Base on Cyprus
9N Nepal FO Clipperton, Austral, & Marquesas I. KP1 Navassa I. TN Congo ZD7 St. Helena I.
9Q-9T Democratic Rep. of Congo FP St. Pierre & Miquelon KP2 Virgin Is. TR Gabon ZD8 Ascension I.
9U Burundi FR Reunion I. KP3-KP4 Puerto Rico TT Chad ZD9 Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is.
9V Singapore FR/G Glorioso Is. KP5 Desecheo I. TU Ivory Coast ZF Cayman Is.
9X Rwanda FR/J, FR/E Juan de Nova & Europa Is. LA-LN Norway TY Benin ZK1 South Cook Is.
9Y-9Z Trinidad & Tobago FR/T Tromelin I. LO-LW Argentina TZ Mali ZK1 North Cook Is.
A2 Botswana FT8W Crozet Is. LX Luxembourg UJ-UM Uzbekistan ZK2 Niue
A3 Tonga FT8X Kerguelen Is. LY Lithuania UN-UQ Kazakhstan ZK3 Tokelau Is.
A4 Oman FT8Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Is. LZ Bulgaria UR-UZ, EM-EO Ukraine ZL-ZM New Zealand
A5 Bhutan FW Wallis & Futuna Is. OA-OC Peru V2 Antigua & Barbuda ZL7 Chatham Is.
A6 United Arab Emirates FY French Guiana OD Lebanon V3 Belize ZL8 Kermadec Is.
A7 Qatar G, GX England OE Austria V4 St. Kitts & Nevis ZL9 Auckland & Campbell Is.
A9 Bahrain GD, GT Isle of Man OF-OI Finland V5 Namibia ZP Paraguay
AP-AS Pakistan GI, GN Northern Ireland OHØ Aland Is. V6 Micronesia ZR-ZU South Africa
BS7 Scarborough Reef GJ, GH Jersey OJØ, OHØM Market Reef V7 Marshall Is. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Is.

AMATEUR SATELLITE FREQUENCY GUIDE Compiled Spring 2000 AMSAT PO Box 27, Washington, DC 20044
SATELLITE NAME UPLINK DOWNLINK TYPE SATELLITE NAME UPLINK DOWNLINK TYPE
AO-10 OSCAR 10 435.03-435.18 LSB/CW 145.975-145.825 USB/CW Mode B Analog MIR MIR 145.985 145.985 FM Voice and Packet
RS-10 RS-10 145.865-145.905 USB/CW 29.360-29.400 Mode A Analog SAFEX 435.75 437.95 FM Voice; Repeater
RS-12 RS-12 21.21-21.25 USB/CW 29.41-29.45 and 145.910-145.950 Mode K Analog 435.725 437.925 Dgr. Voice
RS-15 RS-15 145.858-145.898 29.354, 29.394 Mode A Analog 435.975 437.975 Packet
FO-20 JASIB 145.9-146.0 LSB/CW 435.9-435.8 Mode J Analog SHUTTLE SAREX 144.490 (Packet), 144.450, 144.470 (Voice) 145.550, 145.815, 145.840 1200 Baud AFSK/FM Voice
8J1JBS 145.85, 145.89, 145.91 AFSK FM 435.91 1200 Baud PSK AO-16 PACSAT 145.90, 145.92, 145.94 FM 437.0513 1200 Baud PSK
FO-29 JAS2 145.9-146.0 AFSK FM 435.9-435.8 Mode J Analog DO-17 DOVE None 145.825 2401.220 1200 Baud AFSK
JAS2 145.85, 145.87, 145.89, 435.910 1200 Baud PSK or WO-18 WEBERSAT None 437.075 (437.10 sec.) 1200 Baud PSK (img)
145.91 AFSK FM 9600 Baud PSK or LO-19 LUSAT 145.84, 145.86, 145.88, 145.88 FM 437.125 (437.15 sec.) 1200 Baud PSK
Digital Voice UO-22 UOSAT OSCAR-22 145.9 435.12 9600 Baud AFSK
AO-27 EYESAT/AMRAD 145.85 FM 436.80 FM Part-Time Repeater IO-26 ITAMSAT 145.875, 145.90, 145.925, 145.95 FM 435.822 1200 Baud PSK
KO-23* KITSAT A (HL01) 145.85, 145.90 435.173 9600 Baud AFSK
KO-25 KITSAT B (HL02) 145.98 436.500 9600 Baud AFSK

BAND PLAN FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS

23-cm, 1240-1300 MHz ARRL Band Plan ARRL 70-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 420-450 MHz ARRL 33-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHz (cont.) ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHz (cont.)
MHz Use MHz Use MHz Use MHz Use
1240-1246 ATV #1 420.00-426.00 ATV repeater or simplex with 421.25 MHz video 904-906 Digital communications 147.00-147.39 Repeater outputs
1246-1248 Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links and carrier control links and experimental 906-907 Narrow bandwidth FM-simplex services, 25 kHz channels 147.42-147.57 Simplex
digital, duplex with 1258-1260 MHz 426.00-432.00 ATV simplex with 427.250 MHz video carrier frequency 906.50 National simplex frequency 147.60-147.99 Repeater inputs
1248-1252 Digital communications 432.00-432.08 EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) 907-910 FM repeater inputs paired with 919-922 MHz; 119 pairs ARRL 6 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 50.0-54.0 MHz
1252-1258 ATV #2 432.08-432.10 Weak-signal CW every 25 kHz; e.g., 907.025, 907.050, 907.075, etc., MHz Use
1258-1260 Narrow-bandwidth FM point-to-point links and 432.100 70 cm CW/SSB calling frequency 908-920 MHz uncoordinated pair 50.000-50.100 CW and beacons
digital, duplexed with 1246-1252 MHz 432.10-433.00 Mixed-mode and weak-signal work 910-916 ATV 50.060-50.080 U.S. beacons
1260-1270 Satellite uplinks 432.30-432.40 New beacon band 916-918 Digital communications 50.100-50.600 SSB
1260-1270 Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV 433.00-435.00 Auxiliary/repeater links 918-919 Narrow-bandwidth, FM control links and remote bases 50.125 SSB DX calling frequency
1270-1276 Repeater inputs, FM and linear, paired with 435.00-438.00 Satellite only uplink/downlink 919-922 FM repeater outputs, paired with 907-910 MHz 50.200 SSB domestic calling frequency (Note: Suggest
1282-1288 MHz, 239 pairs every 25 kHz, 438.00-444.00 ATV repeater input with 439.250 MHz video 922-928 Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV, Spread Spectrum QSY up for local & down for long-distance QSOs)
e.g., 1270.025, 1270.050, 1270.075, etc., carrier frequency and repeater links ARRL 2 Meter Wavelength Band Plan, 144-148 MHz 50.400 AM calling frequency
1271.0-1238.0 MHz uncoordinated test pair 442.00-445.00 Repeater inputs and outputs (local option) MHz Use 50.600-51.000 Experimental and special modes
1276-1282 ATV #3 445.00-447.00 Shared by auxiliary and control links, repeaters 144.00-144.05 EME (CW) 50.700 RTTY calling frequency
1282-1288 Repeater outputs, paired with 1270-1276 MHz and simplex (local option); 446.00 MHz national 144.275-144.300 Propagation beacons 50.800-50.980 Radio Control (R/C) channels, 10 channels spaced
1288-1294 Wide-bandwidth experimental, simplex ATV simplex frequency 144.06-144.10 General CW and weak signals 20 kHz apart (new)
1294-1295 Narrow-bandwidth FM simplex services, 447.00-450.00 Repeater inputs and outputs 144.10-144.20 EME and weak-signal SSB 51.000-51.100 Pacific DX window
25 kHz channels 144.200 National SSB calling frequency 51.000-52.000 Newly authorized FM repeater allocation
1294.5 National FM simplex calling frequency ARRL 33-cm Wavelength Band Plan, 902-928 MHz
144.200-144.275 General SSB operation, upper sideband 51.100-52.000 FM simplex
1295-1297 Narrow bandwidth weak-signal communications (no FM) MHz Use
144.275-144.300 Beacon band 52.000-52.050 Pacific DX window
1295.0-1295.8 SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental 902-904 Narrow-bandwidth, weak-signal communications 144.30-144.50 OSCAR subband plus simplex 52.000-53.000 FM repeater and simplex
1295.8-1296.0 Reserved for EME, CW expansion 902.0-902.8 SSTV, FAX, ACSB, experimental 144.50-144.60 Linear translator outputs 53.000-54.000 Present radio control (R/C) channels, 10 channels
1296.0-1296.05 EME exclusive 902.8-903.0 Reserved for EME, CW expansion 144.60-144.90 FM repeater inputs spaced 100 kHz apart
1296.07-1296.08 CW beacons 903.0-903.05 EME exclusive 144.90-145.10 Weak signal and FM simplex
1296.1 CW, SSB calling frequency 903.07-903.08 CW beacons 145.10-145.20 Linear translator outputs plus packet SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
1296.4-1296.6 Crossband linear translator input 903.1 CW, SSB calling frequency 145.20-145.50 FM repeater outputs REGIONAL NOTE: Southern
1296.6-1296.8 Crossband linear translator output 903.4-903.6 Crossband linear translator inputs 145.50-145.80 Miscellaneous and experimental modes California, plus other major
1296.8-1297.0 Experimental beacons (exclusive) 903.6-903.8 Crossband linear translator outputs 145.80-146.00 OSCAR subband – satellite use only! metropolitan cities throughout the
1297-1300 Digital communications 903.8-904.0 Experimental beacons exclusive country, may adopt local 2 Meter band
146.01-146.37 Repeater inputs plans slightly different than what
146.40-146.58 Simplex © 2000 ICOM America, Inc. AM-4491 3-00 appears here. See your local ICOM
146.61-146.97 Repeater outputs The ICOM logo is a registered trademark of ICOM, Inc. dealer for more local details.
 AMATEUR RADIO BAND PLAN
Under restructuring all HF classes retain band privileges as indicated. General Class now 5 WPM!
UHF/VHF
1240 46 52 58 60 70 76 82 88 94 95 97 1300 MHz
1240
N O V I C E V O I C E

1296.1 SSB
band 1294.5 FM
NOVICE VOICE AND DATA*

AMATEUR TELEVISION FAST SCAN 902 904 06 07 910 916 918 919 922 928 MHz
900
SATELLITE (NO FM) band 902.1 SSB

CW AND WEAK SIGNAL (NO FM)

*420-430 MHz not available along Canadian corridor
DIGITAL 440 *420 426 432 32.125 33 35 438 442 445 447 450 MHz
432.1 SSB
band 446 FM
FM SIMPLEX
222 222.34 223 223.38 224 225 MHz
SSB 222 N O V I C E V O I C E A L L B A N D

222.1 SSB
band 223.5 FM
FM REPEATER

144 .1 .3 .5 .6 .9 145.1 .2 .5 .8 146 .4 .6 .61 147 .39 .42 .6 148 MHz

*Grandfathered
2 NO FM!
meters NO FM!
144.2 SSB
146.52 FM
All old & new license
SSB
classes retain their
SATELLITE ONLY (NO FM)
operating privileges RADIO CONTROL DX WINDOW DX WINDOW RADIO CONTROL
after April 15, 2000. 50 .1 51 .1 52.05 53 54 MHz
6 50.125 SSB
meters 52.525 FM

NO CODE TECHNICIANS HAVE ALL PRIVILEGES ON THESE BANDS

HF Bands NATIONAL CALLING FREQUENCY

CALLING FREQUENCY 28.4

28 28.1 28.3 28.5 29.0 29.3 29.5 29.6 29.7 MHz
10 CW & DATA NOV/TECH+/CODE
meters GEN
NOVICE/TECHNICIAN W/CODE, CW* ADV*
EXTRA
NOVICE/TECHNICIAN PLUS, VOICE* SATELLITES FM
DOWNLINK
24.890 24.930 24.990 MHz
GENERAL VOICE, CW, SSTV, FAX 12 GEN
meters ADV*
EXTRA
ADVANCED VOICE, CW, SSTV, FAX* SSTV 21.340
21 21.025 21.1 21.2 21.225 21.3 21.450 MHz
EXTRA VOICE, CW, SSTV, FAX 15 CW ONLY NOV/TECH+/CODE
meters GEN
ADV*
CW, FSK EXTRA

18.068 18.1 18.11 18.168 MHz

NO PRIVILEGES
17 GEN
meters ADV*
EXTRA
*Grandfathered RTTY CW
SSTV 14.230
14 14.025 14.150 14.175 14.225 14.350 MHz
All old & new license
classes retain their 20 GEN
meters ADV*
operating privileges
EXTRA
after April 15, 2000.
30 10.1 CW & FSK ONLY – MAXIMUM POWER 200 WATTS OUTPUT 10.150 MHz
GEN
meters ADV*
EXTRA
SSTV 7.171
7 7.025 DX WINDOWS 7.100 7.150 7.225 7.300 MHz
40 CW ONLY NOV/TECH+/CODE
meters GEN
ADV*
EXTRA

SSTV 3.845
3.5 3.525 3.675 3.700 3.725 3.750 3.775 3.850 4.0 MHz
75/80 CW ONLY NOV/TECH+/CODE
meters GEN
ADV*
EXTRA
DX WINDOW
1.8 DX WINDOWS (1.830 - 1.850 MHz, UNOFFICIAL) 2.0 MHz
Developed by 160 GEN
Gordon West, WB6NOA, meters ADV*
EXTRA
RADIO SCHOOL, INC.,
for exclusive use by
ICOM America, Inc.,
February, 2000. ICOM America, Inc., 2380 116th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 • Customer Service: (425) 454-7619 • [Link]