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Radio Frequency Use
FREQUENCY RANGE TYPICAL SERVICES
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10 - 510 KHz Radio navigation, maritime communication
535-1605 KHz Broadcasting (AM)
1.65-3.5 MHz Amateur, radio navigation, maritime and aeronautical
communication, radio astronomy
3.5-4.0 MHz Amateur
4.0-7.0 MHz International broadcasting, domestic broadcasting
7.0-7.3 MHz Amateur
7.3-9.5 MHz International broadcasting, maritime, military
9.5-9.775 MHz International broadcasting
10-10.15 MHz Amateur, standard time
11.7-11.975 MHz International broadcasting
11.975-14 MHz Business, government, space, and military
14-14.35 MHz Amateur
14.35-15.1 MHz Business, government, military
15.1-15.45 MHz International broadcasting
15.45-21 MHz Business, maritime communication, military,
international broadcasting
21-21.450 MHz Amateur
21.450-21.75 MHz International broadcasting
21.89-21.99 MHz Amateur
25.6-26 MHz International broadcasting
26-28 MHz Radio and television remote broadcasting, business,
government, space, and military
28-29.7 MHz Amateur
29.7-50 MHz Paging stations, television audio (some countries)
50-54 MHz Amateur
54-88 MHz Television (channels 2-6)
88-108 MHz Radio broadcasting (FM)
108-144 MHz Aeronautical navigation and communication, space
144-148 MHz Amateur
148-174 MHz Government, maritime and land communication
174-216 MHz Television (channels 7-13)
216-220 MHz Government
220-225 MHz Amateur
225-420 MHz Government
420-450 MHz Amateur
450-800 MHz Ultra-high frequency (UHF) TV, local government, public
services, forestry
800-881 MHz Cellular telephone
881-901.05 MHz Domestic public land mobile communication
901.05-901.10 MHz Narrowband PCS
901.25-901.3 MHz Narrowband PCS
901.3-901.35 MHz Narrowband PCS
901.8125-901.825 M Narrowband PCS
901.825-901.8375 M Narrowband PCS
902-928 MHz Amateur
930.65-930.70 MHz Narrowband PCS
930.70-930.75 MHz Narrowband PCS
930.65-930.7 MHz Narrowband PCS
930.7-930.75 MHz Narrowband PCS
940.3-940.35 MHz Narrowband PCS
940.35-952 MHz International public broadcasting
952-960 MHz Maritime communication
960-1240 MHz Public safety
1.24-1.30 GHz Amateur
1.850-1.890 GHz PCS (lower band)
1.890-1.930 GHz Unlicensed PCS
1.930-1.970 GHz PCS (lower band)
2.130-2.150 GHz PCS (upper band)
2.180-2.2 GHz PCS (upper band)
2.39-2.40 GHz Unlicensed PCS
2.402-2.417 GHz Unlicensed PCS
4.0-6.0 GHz Satellite - C Band - Downlink = 4 GHz
Uplink = 6 GHz
9.013-9.0135 GHz Narrowband PCS services
9.403-9.4035 GHz Narrowband PCS services
12-14 GHz Satellite - Ku Band - Downlink = 12 GHz
Uplink = 14 GHz
17 GHz Satellite - K Band Downlink = 12 GHz
Uplink = 17 GHz
Other Frequencies and Waveforms
Frequency Range Description
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3x10E11 (300 GHz) - 4.3x10E14 Infrared Light
4.3x10E14 - 1x10E15 Visible Light (Red to Violet)
1x10E15 - 6x10E16 Ultraviolet Light
6x10E16 - 3x10E19 X-Rays
3x10E19 - 5x10E20 Gamma Rays
5x10E20 - 8x10E21 Cosmic Rays
TV Broadcast Frequencies (US)
Channel Frequency | Channel Frequency
Number Range-MHz | Number Range-MHz
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2 54-60 | 3 60-66
4 66-72 | 5 76-82
6 82-88 | 7 174-180
8 180-186 | 9 186-192
10 192-198 | 11 198-204
12 204-210 | 13 210-216
14 470-476 | 15 476-482
16 482-488 | 17 488-494
18 494-500 | 19 500-506
20 506-512 | 21 512-518
22 518-524 | 23 524-530
24 530-536 | 25 536-542
26 542-548 | 27 548-554
28 554-560 | 29 560-566
30 566-572 | 31 572-578
32 578-584 | 33 584-590
34 590-596 | 35 596-602
36 602-608 | 37 608-614
38 614-620 | 39 620-626
40 626-632 | 41 632-638
42 638-644 | 43 644-650
44 650-656 | 45 656-662
46 662-668 | 47 668-674
48 674-680 | 49 680-686
50 686-692 | 51 692-698
52 698-704 | 53 704-710
54 710-716 | 55 716-722
56 722-728 | 57 728-734
58 734-740 | 59 740-746
60 746-752 | 61 752-758
62 758-764 | 63 764-770
64 770-776 | 65 776-782
66 782-788 | 67 788-794
68 794-800 | 69 800-806
70 * 806-812 | 71 * 812-818
72 * 818-824 | 73 * 824-830
74 * 830-836 | 75 * 836-842
76 * 842-848 | 77 * 848-854
78 * 854-860 | 79 * 860-866
80 * 866-872 | 81 * 872-878
82 * 878-884 | 83 * 884-890
* = Original TV broadcast band, now allocated to
land mobile and 2-way radio systems. Many
Cellular services operate within this range.
Go here for a listing of US FM frequency bands.
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