Amateur Radio Band Usage From 80 m to 10 m

By Mark ZL3AB

Please note the information below is drawn from a number of sources and should not be considered definitive. If you have any additions please post them on the message board

3.500 to 3.900 MHz - 80 Metres

3.500-3.520 CW DX Window simplex or split, listen for op's instructions

3 530 IOTA CW Calling Frequency

3.559 Hellschreiber (USB Region 3)

3 560 QRP CW Calling Frequency

3.570 BPSK31

3.575 Hellschreiber (USB)

3.576 JT65A (USB)

3.580 RTTY

3.590 RTTY DX

3 620-3.640 VK/ZL Digital Window

3.755 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

3.776-3.800 SSB DX Window

3.710 QRP CW Calling Frequency

3.730-3.740 SSTV (ITU Region 1)

3.845 SSTV (Region 2)

3.885 AM Calling Frequency

7.000 to 7.300 MHz - 40 Metres

7 000-7.020 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

7 030 IOTA CW Calling Frequency

7.030-7.040 Hellschreiber (USB)

7.035-7.040 BPSK31 (ITU Regions 1 & 3)

7.035-7.045 RTTY (ITU Regions 1 & 3)

7.039 JT65A (USB)

7.039 Hellschreiber (USB)

7.040 RTTY DX

7.040 QRP Calling Frequency (Region 2)

7.070-7.075 BPSK31 (Region 2)

7.076 JT65A (USB)

7.080 RTTY (Region 2)

7.084 Hellschreiber (USB Region 1)

7.075-7.100 SSB Calling Simplex or split listen for op's instructions

7.100-7.200 SSB (Region 1)

7.125-7.300 SSB (Region 2)

7.171 SSTV

7.285 QRP Calling Frequency

7.290 AM Calling Frequency

(Note Region 2 & 3 digital frequencies included as ZL Bandplan allows us to use those modes on both sets of frequencies)

10.100 to 19.150 MHz - 30 Metres

10.000-10.010 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

10.115 IOTA CW Calling Frequency

10.116 QRP CW Calling Frequency

10.135-10.145 Hellschreiber (USB)

10.139 JT65A (USB)

10.140 BPSK31

10.140-10.150 RTTY

10.147 MFSK16 (USB)

14.00 to 14.350 MHz - 20 Metres

14.000-14.025 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

14.040 IOTA CW Calling Frequency

14.060 CW QRP Calling Frequency

14.070-14.0725 QPSK31 FSK31 BPSK31

14.0715-14.073 PSK63

14.071-14.075 Hellschreiber (USB)

14.073 Hellschreiber DX Calling Frequency (USB)

14.076 JT65A (USB)

14.078-14.080 Throb

14.078-14.082 MFSK16 (USB)

14.080-14.90 RTTY

14.090-14110 Packet

14.100 NCDXF International Beacon Network (Do not transmit here)

14.109-14.111 MT63 (USB)

14.190-14.197 SSB DX Calling Simplex or split listen for op's instructions

14.227 SSTV

14.230 SSTV

14.233 SSTV

14.236 SSTV

14.260 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

14.285 SSB QRP Calling Frequency

14.286 AM Calling Frequency

18.968 to 18.168 MHz - 17 Metres

18.072-18.080 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

18.090 IOTA CW Calling Frequency

18.100 BPSK31 (USB)

18.102 JT65A (USB)

18.104-18.107 Hellschreiber (USB)

18.105 MFSK16 (USB)

18.110 NCDXF International Beacon Network (Do not transmit here)

18.128 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

18.135-18.145 SSB DX Calling simplex or split. Listen for op's instructions

21.000 to 21.450 MHz - 15 Metres

21.000-21.025 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

21.040 IOTA CW Calling Frequency

21.060 QRP CW Calling Frequency

21.063-21.070 Hellschreiber (USB)

21.063 MFSK16 (USB)

21.070 BPSK31 (USB)

21.074 Hellschreiber (USB)

21.076 JT65A (USB)

21.080 BPSK31 (USB)

21.080 RTTY DX

21.080-21.110 RTTY

21 150 NCDXF International Beacon Network (Do not transmit here)

21.275-21.297 SSB DX Calling simplex or split listen for op's instructions

21.340-21.430 SSTV

21.385 QRP SSB Calling Frequency

21.260 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

24.890 to 24.990 MHz - 12 Metres

24.890-24.910 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

24.920 JT65A (USB)

24.920-24.925 BPSK31 (USB)

24.920-24.930 RTTY

24.924 Hellschreiber (USB)

24.930 NCDXF International Beacon Network (Do no transmit here)

24.935-24.950 SSB DX Calling simplex or split listen for op's instructions

24.950 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

28.000 to 29.700 MHz - 10 Metres

28.000-28.025 CW DX Window simplex or split listen for op's instructions

28.060 QRP CW Calling Frequency

28.063-28.070 Hellschreiber (USB)

28.074 Hellschreiber (USB)

28.076 JT65A (USB)

28.080 RTTY DX

28.080-28.110 RTTY

28.120 BPSK31 (USB)

28.200-28.300 Beacons

28.200 NCDXF International Beacon Network (Do not transmit here)

28.385 QRP SSB Calling Frequency

28.475-28.497 SSB DX Calling simplex or split listen for op's instructions

28.460 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

28.560 IOTA SSB Calling Frequency

28.675-28.685 SSTV

28.885 6m Liaison Frequency

29.000-29.200 AM Operations

29.300-29.510 Satellite Downlinks

29.520-29.580 Repeater Inputs

29.600 FM Simplex Calling Frequency

29.620-29.680 Repeater Outputs

What Are The Operating Modes Shown?

Phase Shift and Multi Frequency Shift Keying modes using a computer sound card are:

FSK31, JT65A, MT63, PSK63, QPSK31, Throb.

Hellschreiber Facsimile (picture)-based teleprinter system now emulated on computer sound card

Abbreviations

IOTA Islands on the Air

ITU International Telecommunication Union

NCDXF Northern California DX Foundation

QRP Low transmit power-less than 5 W output

RTTY Radio teletype

SSB Single side band

SSTV Slow scan television

USB Upper side band

August-2008