Digital Modes Page 7

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Bandplan - Where to Tune for What

There is little consensus right now on which modes are acceptable in certain portions of the digital mode sub-bands. The influx of new digital modes and operators is not welcome by some. Please make every effort to avoid interference with other modes.

Bandplan: Practical Information de AD4JE dated Jan 22, 2002

Band RTTY Pactor PSK31 MFSK
Throb
MT63 Hell SSTV Fax Packet
160 1800 - 1840 1838 1838 1822, 1838.15        
80 3580 - 3620 3580 3580 3580.15, 3590, 3635 3575, 3580, 3559 3730, 3845 3730 3620, 3620.9, 3623.9,
3627.9, 3635, 3638.9
40 7040 - 7100 7070, 7035 7037 7035.15, 7037 7030, 7035, 7037, 7040 7171   7068.9, 7070.9, 7071.9,
7072.9, 7073.9, 7076.9
30 10130 - 10140 10140 10147 10140.15, 10145 10135, 10137, 10145     10124.9, 10125.9, 10126.9,
10133.9, 10136.9, 10140, 10150
20 14070 - 14100 14070 14080 14106.3, 14109.3, 14114 14063, 14064, 14070 14227, 14230, 14233 14227 14062.9, 14072.9, 14073.9,
14074.9, 14075.9, 14076.9, 14095, 14099.5
17 18100 - 18105 18100 18105 18105, 18100.15 18100, 18105     18101.9, 18105, 18107.9, 18110
15 21070 - 21100 21080 21080 21130 21070 21340, 21335 21335 21072.9, 21100, 21110
12 24920 - 24925 24920 24929 24925       24925, 24930
10 28070 - 28150 28070, 28120 28080 28130 28063, 28070, 28100, 28110, 28120 28675, 28680 28675  

Standard Recommended HF Digital Operating Frequencies (MHz)

North and South America Europe/Africa:
  • 3.590 RTTY DX 3.580-3.620
  • 3.605-3.645
  • 7.040 RTTY DX 7.035-7.045
  • 7.080-7.100*
  • 14.070-14.099.5 14.080-14.099.5
  • 21.070-21.100
  • 21.080-21.120
  • 28.050-28.150

* Digital operators should avoid interfering with hams outside the continental US who have phone privileges in this portion of 40 meters.

Recommended Novice/Technician Plus Digital Operating Frequencies (MHz)

  • 28.100-28.150*

Suggested simplex packet-radio frequencies:

  • 28.102.3
  • 28.104.3

* Authorized power output 200-watts maximum for Novices/Technician Plus Licensees in the 10-meter Novice sub-band.


Some of this info is 3-4 years old - please notify of broken links and inaccuracies.

Small Rev. Dec. 5, 04
Partial Rev. Sep. 4, 01
2002 Update Rev. August 28
2003 Major Rev. February 24
2006 Web overhaul Jan. 2
2010 Links updated Oct. 1

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