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HF HAM RADIO BAND PLAN AND OPERATING MODES All Frequencies in Mhz Frequencies listed below only to be used with your respective license class when transmitting! 160 Meters (1.8 - 2.0) 1.800 - 1.810 Digital Mode 1.810 CW QRP  1.800 - 2.000 CW  1.843 - 2.000 SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes  1.910 SSB QRP  1.995 - 2.000 Experimental  1.999 - 2.000 Beacons 80 Meters (3.5 - 4.0): 3.590 RTTY DX  3.620 - 3.635 Packet  3.790 - 3.800 DX window  3.845 SSTV  3.885 AM calling frequency  60 Meters (See chart below) 40 Meters (7.0 - 7.3) 7.080 - 7.100 RTTY  7.171 SSTV  7.290 AM calling frequency 30 Meters (10.1 - 10.15): 10.130 - 10.140 RTTY  10.140 -1 0.150 Packet 20 Meters (14.0 - 14.35): 14.070 - 14.095 RTTY  14.095 - 14.0995 Packet  14.100 NCDXF Beacons  14.1005 - 14.112 Packet  14.230 SSTV  14.286 AM calling frequency 17 Meters (18.068 - 18.168): 18.100 - 18.105 RTTY  18.105 - 18.110 Packet 15 Meters (21.0 - 21.45): 21.070 - 21.100 RTTY  21.100 - 21.110 Packet  21.340 SSTV 12 Meters (24.89 - 24.99): 24.920 - 24.925 RTTY  24.925 - 24.930 Packet  10 Meters (28 - 29.7) 28.000 - 28.070 CW  28.070 - 28.150 RTTY  28.150 - 28.190 CW  28.200 - 28.300 Beacons  28.300 - 29.300 Phone  28.680 SSTV  29.000 - 29.200 AM  29.300 - 29.510 Satellite Downlinks  29.520 - 29.590 Repeater Inputs  29.600 FM Simplex  29.610 - 29.700 Repeater Outputs 60 Meters UPPER SIDEBAND ONLY! The NTIA advised in a letter to the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) that users of 60 meters should set their carrier frequency  1.5 kHz lower than the channel center frequency, according to this NTIA chart: Channel Center Amateur CARRIER Tuning Frequency 5332 kHz 5330.5 kHz 5348 kHz 5346.5 kHz 5368 kHz 5366.5 kHz 5373 kHz 5371.5 kHz 5405 kHz (common US/UK) 5403.5 kHz Amateur operators shall ensure that their transmission occupies  only the 2.8 kHz centered around each of these frequencies. SEE THIS LINK  and this link ON THE ARRL SITE FOR IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRANSMTTED SIGNAL BANDWIDTH! (The 60 Meter band is a shared band with government transmitters. Hams are secondary users, not primary! SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES AND OPERATING MODES FOR HF BY GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT 1.800 - 1.810 Digital Modes 1.810 QRP Calling Frequency 1.800 - 2.000 CW 1.843-2.000 SSB, SSTV and other wideband modes 1.910 SSB QRP 1.995 - 2.000 Experimental 1.999 - 2.000 Beacons 3.500-3.510 CW DX window 3.560 QRP CW calling frequency 3.590 RTTY DX 3.580-3.620 Data 3.620-3.635 Automatically controlled data stations 3.710 QRP Novice/Technician CW calling frequency 3.790-3.800 DX window 3.845 SSTV 3.885 AM calling frequency 3.985 QRP SSB calling frequency 7.040 RTTY DX QRP CW calling frequency 7.075-7.100 Phone in KH/KL/KP only 7.080-7.100 Data 7.100-7.105 Automatically controlled data stations 7.110 QRP Novice/Technician CW calling frequency 7.171 SSTV 7.285 QRP SSB calling frequency 7.290 AM calling frequency 10.106 QRP CW calling frequency 10.130-10.140 Data 10.140-10.150 Automatically controlled data stations 14.060 QRP CW calling frequency 14.070-14.095 Data 14.095-14.0995 Automatically controlled data stations 14.100 IBP/NCDXF beacons 14.1005-14.112 Automatically controlled data stations 14.230 SSTV 14.285 QRP SSB calling frequency 14.286 AM calling frequency 18.100-18.105 Data 18.105-18.110 Automatically controlled data stations 18.110 IBP/NCDXF beacons 21.060 QRP CW calling frequency 21.070-21.100 Data 21.090-21.100 Automatically controlled data stations 21.150 IBP/NCDXF beacons 21.340 SSTV 21.385 QRP SSB calling frequency 24.920-24.925 Data 24.925-24.930 Automatically controlled data stations 24.930 IBP/NCDXF beacons 28.060 QRP CW calling frequency 28.070-28.120 Data 28.120-28.189 Automatically controlled data stations 28.190-28.225 Beacons 28.385 QRP SSB calling frequency 28.680 SSTV 29.000-29.200 AM 29.300-29.510 Satellite downlinks 29.520-29.580 Repeater inputs 29.600 FM simplex 29.620-29.680 Repeater outputs Copyright 2000-2009 N4UJW Hamuniverse.com and or article author Powered by Ham Radio!