US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations

Note that there are certain portions on these bands that are restricted to certain license classes. To see more detail see the ARRL link at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/allocate.html (which this list was condensed).

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160 Meters
     1.800-2.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, RTTY/Data

80 Meters
     3.500-3.750 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     3.750-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

60 Meters: Five Specific Channels
Channel Center (Amateur Tuning Frequency)
     5332 kHz (5330.5 kHz)
     5348 kHz (5346.5 kHz)
     5368 kHz (5366.5 kHz)
     5373 kHz (5371.5 kHz)
     5405 kHz (5403.5 kHz)

40 Meters
     7.000-7.150 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     7.150-7.300 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

30 Meters
     10.100-10.150 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data

20 Meters
     14.000-14.150 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     14.150-14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

17 Meters
     18.068-18.110 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     18.110-18.168 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

15 Meters
     21.000-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     21.200-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

12 Meters
     24.890-24.930 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     24.930-24.990 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

10 Meters
     28.000-28.300 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
     28.300-29.700 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

6 Meters
     50.0-50.1 MHz: CW Only
     50.1-54.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

2 Meters
     144.0-144.1 MHz: CW Only
     144.1-148.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

1.25 Meters
     222.00-225.00 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data
     Note: The FCC has allocated 219-220 MHz to amateur use on a secondary basis.
     219-220 MHz allocation is only for fixed digital message forwarding systems.

70 Centimeters
     420.0-450.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

33 Centimeters
     902.0-928.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

23 Centimeters
     1240-1300 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

All modes on the following bands:
     2300-2310 MHz
     2390-2450 MHz
     3300-3500 MHz
     5650-5925 MHz
     10.0-10.5 GHz
     24.0-24.25 GHz
     47.0-47.2 GHz
     75.5-81.0 GHz*
     119.98-120.02 GHz
     142-149 GHz
     241-250 GHz
     All above 300 GHz
* Amateur operation at 76-77 GHz has been suspended till the FCC can determine that interference will not be caused to vehicle radar systems.

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