Frequency Allocations

This is from an article that I wrote and was published in the Volume 61 Number 4 Oct 2020 issue of QRP Quarterly, the Journal of the QRP Amateur Club International. The article starts on page 39. Any questions can be answered by contacting me by email at Aaron@k5atg.com. 

160 Meters

Lower Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
1.800.00-2.000.00	CW
1.800.00-1.810.00	Digital Modes
1.805.00	JT65-HF
1.807.00	PSK31 (USA)
1.808.00	Olivia 16/1500	1.808.75	750
1.808.50	Olivia 16/1500	1.809.25	750
1.810.00	CW QRP Calling Frequency
1.815.00	CW QRP Calling Frequency (Australia)
1.836.60	WSPR
1.838.00	WSPR
1.838.00	JT65-HF
1.838.00	Olivia 16/1500	1.838.75	750
1.838.20	PSK-31 (Europe)	1.838.15
1.838.20	WSPR
1.839.00	JT9
1.840.00	FT8
1.843.00	QRP CW &SSB (Europe)
1.843.00-2.000.00	SSB, SSTV, and other wideband modes
1.910.00	QRP SSB (Europe)
1.995.00-2.000.00	Experimenter
1.999.00-2.000.00	Beacons

80 Meters

Lower Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
3.500.00-3.510.00	CW DX Window
3.522.00	Olivia 16/1500 (East Asia)	3.522.75	750
3.522.00	Olivia 16/1500 (East Asia)	3.523.00	1000
3.530.00	QRP CW (Australia)
3.540.00	QRP CW (USA)
3.560.00	QRP CW Calling Frequency
3.570.00-3.600.00	RTTY/Data
3.572.00	JT9
3.573.00	FT8
3.576.00	JT65-HF
3.577.00	Olivia 16/500	3.775.75	750
3.577.00	Olivia 32/1000 (Region 2)	3.587.00	1000
3.580.00	PSK31	3.580.15
3.582.00	Olivia 16/500	3.583.25	750
3.585.00-3.600.00	Automatically Controlled Data Stations
3.590.00	RTTY/ Data DX
3.5926.00	WSPR
3.594.00	WSPR
3.594.20	WSPR
3.615.00	Olivia 32/100 (Region 1)	3.616.00	1000
3.615.00	Olivia 32/100 (Australia)	3.623.00	1000
3.690.00	QRP SSB (Europe)
3.710.00	CW Novice (USA)
3.790.00-3.800.00	DX Window
3.845.00	SSTV (Slow Scan Television)
3.885.00	AM Calling Frequency
3.985.00	QRP SSB Calling Frequency

60 Meters

Lower Sideband

• Only one signal at a time is permitted on any channel

• Maximum effective radiated output is 100 watts PEP

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
5300.5	USB Phone, CW, RTTY and Data
5346.5	USB Phone, CW, RTTY and Data
5346.5	QRP SSB
5357.0	USB Phone, CW, RTTY and Data
5371.5	USB Phone, CW, RTTY and Data
5403.5	USB Phone, CW, RTTY and Data

40 Meters

Lower Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
7.003.00	CW (Japan) (Daytime only)
7.025.50	Olivia 16/500	7.026.25	750
7.028.00	CW (Australia)
7.030.00	CW (Europe) (USA)
7.035.00	CW (QRP-L)
7.0386.00	WSPR
7.0400.00	WSPR
7.0402.00	WSPR
7.040.00	RTTY/ Data DX
7.060.00	CW (Europe)
7.074.00	FT8
7.078.00	JT9
7.080.00-7.125.00	RTTY/ Data
7.080.00	PSK31
7.090.00	QRP SSB (Europe)
7.100.00-7.105.00	Automatically Controlled Data Stations
7.110.00	CW Novice (USA)
7.122.00	QRP CW
7.171.00	SSTV
7.173.00	D-SSTV
7.285.00	QRP SSB Calling Frequency
7.290.00	AM Calling Frequency

30 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
10.106.00	QRP CW
10.116.00	QRP CW
10.136.00	FT8
10.130.10-10.140.00	RTTY/Data
10.138.00	JT65-HF
10.138.00	JT65-HF
10.138.50	Olivia 16/500	10.139.25	750
10.138.70	WSPR
10.139.00	JT65-HF
10.140.10-10.150.00	Automatically Controlled Data Stations
10.140.00	JT9
10.140.10	WSPR
10.141.50	Olivia 16/500	10.142.25
10.142.00	PSK31
10.140.30	WSPR

20 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
14.060.00	QRP CW Calling Frequency
14.070.00	PSK-31
14.073.65	Olivia 16/500	14.074.40	750
14.073.65	Olivia 16/500	14.074.65	750
14.070.00-14.095.00	RTTY/Data
14.074.00	FT8
14.075.00	JT65-HF
14.076.00	JT65-HF
14.077.65	Olivia 16/500	14.078.40	750
14.078.00	JT9
14.095.60	WSPR
14.097.00	WSPR
14.097.20	WSPR
14.095.00-14.099.00	Automatically controlled data stations
14.100.00	IBP/NCDXF Beacons
14.100.50-14.112.00	Automatically controlled data stations
14.105.50	Olivia 32/1000	14.106.50	1000
14.106.50	Olivia 32/1000	14.107.50	1000
14.230.00	SSTV
14.233.00	D-SSTV
14.236.00	Digital Voice
14.208.00	QRP SSB Calling Frequency
14.286.00	AM Calling Frequency

17 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
18.086.00	CW (GQRP)
18.096.00	QRP CW
18.098.00	JT65-HF
18.100.00	PSK31
18.100.00-18.105.00	RTTY/Data
18.100.00	FT8
18.102.00	JT65-HF
18.102.65	Olivia 16/500	18.103.40	750
18.103.65	Olivia 16/500	18.104.40	750
18.104.00	JT9
18.104.60	WSPR
18.106.00	CW (GQRP)
18.106.00	JT65-HF
18.106.00	WSPR
18.106.00	WSPR
18.105.00-18/.110.00	Automatically controlled data stations
18.110.00	IBP/NCDXF Becons
18.130.00	QRP SSB
18.162.50	Digital Voice

15 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
21.060.00	QRP CW Calling Frequency
21.070.00	PSK31
21.070.00-21.110.00	RTTY/Data
21.076.00	JT65-HF
21.078.00	JT9
21.080.00	PSK31
21.086.50	Olivia 16/500	21.087.25	750
21.087.00	Olivia 16/500	21.087.75	750
21.090.00-21.100.00	Automatically controlled data stations
21.074.00	FT8
21.094.60	WSPR
21.096.00	WSPR
21.096.00	WSPR
21.110.00	Novice CW (USA)
21.150.00	IBP/NCDXF Beacons
21.285.00	QRP SSB (Europe)
21.340.00	SSTV
21.385.00	QRP SSB Calling Frequency

12 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
24.900.00	CW
24.906.00	QRP CW
24.919.00	JT9
24.920.15	PSK 31
24.920.00-24.925.00	RTTY/Data
24.951.00	FT8
24.924.60	WSPR
24.926.00	WSPR
24.926.20	WSPR
24.925.00-24.930.00	Automatically controlled data stations
24.930.00	IBP/NCDX Beacons
24.950.00	QRP SSB

10 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
28.060.00	QRP CW Calling Frequency
28.070.00-28.210.00	RTTY/Data
28.074.00	FT8
28.078.00	JT9
28.110.00	Novice CW (USA)
28.120.00-28.189.00	Automatically controlled data stations
28.124.60	WSPR
28.126.00	WSPR
28.126.20	WSPR
28.200.00	IBP/NCDXF Beacons
28.190.00-28.225.00	Beacons
28.355.00	AM (Japan)
28.360.00	SSB (Europe)
28.365.00	QRP SSB (Europe)
28.385.00	QRP SSB Calling Frequency
28.680.00	SSTV
28.885.00	SSB
29.000.00-29.200.00	AM
29.300.00-29.510.00	Satellite Downlinks
29.520.00-29.580.00	Repeater Inputs
29.600.00	FM Simplex
29.620.00-29.680.00	Repeater Outputs

6 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
50.000.00-50.100.00	CW Beacons
50.096.00	QRP CW
50.060.00-50.080.00	Beacon Subband
50.100.00-50.300.00	SSB, CW
50.100.00-50.125.00	DX Window
50.125.00	SSB Calling Frequency
50.300.00-50.600.00	All Modes
50.290.00	PSK31
50.293.00	WSPR
50.294.40	WSPR
50.294.60	WSPR
50.313.00	FT8
50.323.00	FT8
50.600.00-50.800.00	Nonvoice communications
50.620.00	Digital (packet) calling
50.800.00-51.000.00	Radio remote control (20 kHz channels)
51.000.00-51.100.00	Pacific DX window
51.120.00-51.480.00	Repeater inputs (19 channels)
51.120.00-51.180.00	Digital repeater inputs
51.185.00	QRP SSB
51.500.00-51.600.00	Simplex (6 Channels)
51.620.00-51.980.00	Repeater outputs (19 channels)
51.620.00-51.680.00	Digital Repeater Outputs
52.000.00-52.480.00	Repeater inputs (except as noted; 23 channels)
52.020.00-52.040.00	FM Simplex
52.200.00	TEST PAIR (input)
52.500.00-52.980.00	Repeater Outputs (except as noted; 23 channels)
52.525.00	Primary FM Simplex
52.540.00	Secondary Simplex
52.700.00	TEST PAIR (output)
53.000.00-53.480.00	Repeater inputs (except as noted; 19 channels)
53.000.00	Remote base FM Simplex
53.200.00	Simplex
53.100.00, 53.200.00, 53.300.00, 53.400.00	Radio remote control
53.500.00-53.980.00	Repeater outputs (except as noted; 23 channels)
53.500.00, 53.600.00, 53.700.00, 53.800.00	Radio remote control

2 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
144.000.00-144.050.00	EME (CW)
144.050.00-144.200.00	General CW and weak signals
144.060.00	QRP CW
144.100.00-144.200.00	EME and weak signal SSB
144.144.00	PSK 31
144.174.00	FT8
144.200.00	National Calling Frequency
144.200.00-144.275.00	General SSB operation
144.275.00-144.300.00	Propagation beacons
144.285.00	QRP SSB
144.300.00-144.500.00	New OSCAR subband
144.488.50	WSPR
144.489.90	WSPR
144.490.10	WSPR
144.500.00-144.600.00	Linear translator inputs
144.600.00-144.900.00	FM Repeater Inputs
144.900.00-145.100.00	Weak signal and FM Simplex
145.100.00-145.200.00	Linear translator outputs
145.200.00-145.500.00	FM Repeater Outputs
145.500.00-145.800.00	Miscellaneous and experimental modes
145.800.00-146.000.00	OSCAR Subband
146.010.00-146.370.00	Repeater inputs
146.400.00-146.580.00	Simplex
146.520.00	National Simplex Calling Frequency
146.610.00-146.970.00	Repeater Outputs
147.000.00-147.339.00	Repeater Outputs
147.420.00-147.570.00	Simplex
147.600.00-147.990.00	Repeater Inputs

1.25 Meters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
222.000.00-222.150.00	Weak signal modes
222.000.00-222.025.00	EME
222.050.00-222.060.00	Propagation Beacons
222.070.00	PSK 31
222.100.00	SSB & CW Calling Frequency
222.100.00-222.150.00	Weak Signal SSB & CW
222.150.00-222.225.00	Local coordinator’s option; weak signal, ACSC, repeater inputs control
225.250.00-223.380.00	FM Repeater inputs only
223.400.00-223.520.00	FM Simplex
223.520.00-223.640.00	Digital, packet
223.640.00-223.070.00	Links, control
223.710.00-223.850.00	Local coordinator’s option; FM simplex, packet, repeater outputs
223.850.00-224.980.00	Repeater outputs only

70 Centimeters

Upper Sideband

Frequency MHZ	Mode/Activities	Center MHz	Offset Hz
420.000.00-426.000.00	ATV Repeater
426.000.00-432.000.00	ATV Simplex
432.000.00-432.070.00	EME
432.070.00-432.100.00	Weak signal CW
432.100.00	70-cm calling frequency
432.100.00-432.300.00	Mixed mode and weak signal work
432.200.00	PSK 31
432.300.00-432.400.00	Propagation Beacons
432.400.00-433.000.00	Mixed-mode and weak signal work
433.000.00-435.000.00	Auxiliary/ repeater links
435.000.00-438.000.00	Satellite only (internationally)
438.000.00-444.000.00	ATV Repeater input with 439.250 MHz video carrier frequency and repeater links.
442.000.00-445.000.00	Repeater inputs and outputs (local option)
445.000.00-447.000.00	Shared by auxiliary and control links, repeaters and simplex (local option)
446.000.00	National simplex frequency
447.000.00-450.000.00	Repeater inputs and outputs (local option)