In a previous shack talk article, we looked at the 2 meter band plan. You have many more frequencies to use on the highfrequency hf bands, as shown in the following table. General, advanced, and amateur extra licensees may. The 70 cm band 420 to 450 mhz is another popular ham band for simplex and repeater operating, so well take a look at that band now. Amateur radio frequency allocation is done by national telecommunication authorities. Wire antennas for limited space audio systems group. The main category is homemade projects for 80 meter antennas that is about antenna projects for 80 meters band. Why is 75m absent from typical arrl band chart qrz forums. Many restrictions apply to technical requirements of ham transmitters and antennas. The 30 meter band at a glance the 30 meter band at a glance note. December 1, 2015 rac030mhzbandplan 5332 khz plus others. Hf bands recommended iaru region iii centre frequencies for. For itu region 1, radio society of great britains band plan will be more. About 80 meters eh antenna plan the resource is currently listed in in 2 categories.
Back in 2017 the 30 metre band plan was modified to address an. Amateur operators shall ensure that their transmission occupies only the 2. Canadian amateur radio hf band plan including the canadian band plan and some common use frequencies in north america april 2014 david moes ve3dvy 7. An am signal on 75 meters would be out of band, by the way. About 70 mhz bandplan the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Us amateur radio bands american radio relay league. Soon, if you havent done so already, youll be thinking about upgrading. Unattended machine generated modes digimodes should avoid the use of the 10mhz band. Amateur radio band plans 10mhz 30m max bandwidth hz uk usage 10. Fcc rules the first thing we need to know is the fcc frequency authorization for our particular license class. The longest distance reported contact due to tropospheric. Amateur radio and the 60 meter band the 60 meter band is part of the larger 5. Canada is part of region 2 and as such is subject to the iaru band plan.
Radio amateurs of canada offers the bandplan below as a recommendation for use by radio amateurs in that country but it does not have the force of law and should. Each amateur radio band above is divided into subbands where various modes of communication, transmitting power limits, and license requirements apply. The 20meter or 14mhz amateur radio band is a portion of the shortwave radio spectrum, comprising frequencies stretching from 14. Hams are secondary user of this band, not primary, so we must yield to interference problems with government stations. Activity on the 60 meters ham band on august 22nd 2016 around 0020 ut. Phone patch, autopatch and hfvhfuhf operating guidelines. A band plan refers to a voluntary division of a band to avoid interference between incompatible modes.
This band plan has been proposed by the arrl vhfuhf advisory committee. The 10, 18 and 24mhz bands, also known as the warc bands, are kept free of contest activity by international agreement, which now also includes the 5mhz band. Amateur ham radio frequency table 80 meters novice tech w5wpm cw only 3. This link is listed in our web site directory since wednesday oct 2004, and till today 80 meters eh antenna plan has been followed for a total of 41602 times. The upper portion of the 80 meter band also is known as 75 meters. We are secondary users of the 30 meter bandthe following information is not official, but based on observations from internet sources and those active on 30 meter band. The canadian amateur magazine tca brochureshandouts. To compensate hams for their loss, the fcc allows them to use the 11 meter band 26. Amateur radio frequency allocations and band plans kv5r. Several factors contribute to this, including the bands large size, the relatively small. The last channel, 5405khz is common to the uk amateur 5mhz experimental band plan. General, advanced and amateur extra class licensees are authorized to use these amateur bands.
If youre new to ham radio, these articles contain information that new ham radio operators should keep handy while gathering experience. For example, the us and europe have very different 80 and 40 meter band allocations. Canadian amateur radio bandplans radio amateurs of canada. An introduction to operating on 160m carl luetzelschwab. The history of amateur radio outline of amateur radio. Cette bande est utilisable pour le trafic radio regional et national. Cw,ssb,beacons fm,cw,phone,digital,image c s g 70cms bandlimits bandplan personaladditions amateurradio u.
Australian band plans 100404 wireless institute of australia. The upper portion of the band, which is usually used for phone voice, is sometimes referred to as 75 meters. Youll find these references to be just what you need while learning to. Canadian amateur radio advisory board carab rac online publications. The standard time stations below will give you some indication of propagation conditions on ham radio frequencies. Cw, data and other narrowband modes, intercontinental qsos only. But, keep in mind that they transmit at much higher power levels than the ham radio maximum legal power limit in other words, when you can receive a signal from chu or wwv, it does not necessarily mean that the closest amateur radio band is usable. Ssb, sstv and other wide band modes, intercontinental qsos. For specific characteristics of each band, click on the links below. General class frequency privileges in ham radio dummies. Final versions of the band plans are published in the canadian amateur for last minute input and are then submitted to the rac board of directors for approval. Page 4 wia australian amateur band plans updated 4042010 80 metre band 3500 3700 khz all licence classes 3776 3800 khz advanced licensees only 3. The 10mhz band is allocated to the amateur service only on. Band plan update the wireless institute of australia.
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