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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.

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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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