§ 97.301 - Authorized frequency bands.  


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  • § 97.301 Authorized frequency bands.

    The following transmitting frequency bands are available to an amateur station located within 50 km of the Earth's surface, within the specified ITU Region, and outside any area where the amateur service is regulated by any authority other than the FCC.

    (a) For a station having a control operator who has been granted a Technician, General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra Class operator license or who holds a CEPT radio-amateur license or IARP of any class:

    Wavelength band ITU region Region 1 ITU region Region 2 ITU region Region 3 Sharing
    requirements
    see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    VHFMHzMHzMHz
    6 m50-5450-54(a).
    2 m144-146144-148144-148(a), (k).
    1.25 m219-220(l).
    Do222-225(a).
    UHFMHzMHzMHz
    70 cm430-440420-450430-440(a), (b), (m).
    33 cm902-928(a), (b), (e), (n).
    23 cm1240-13001240-13001240-1300(b), (d), (o).
    13 cm2300-23102300-23102300-2310(d), (p).
    Do2390-24502390-24502390-2450(d), (e), (p).
    SHFGHzGHzGHz
    9 cm3.3-3.5 3.3-3.5(a), (b), (f), (q) 5 cm5.650-5.8505.650-5.9255.650-5.850(a), (b), (e), (r).
    3 cm10.0-10.510.0-10.510.0-10.5(a), (b), (k).
    1.2 cm24.00-24.2524.00-24.2524.00-24.25(b), (d), (e).
    EHFGHzGHzGHz
    6 mm47.0-47.247.0-47.247.0-47.2
    4 mm76-8176-8176-81(c), (f), (s).
    2.5 mm122.25-123.00122.25-123.00122.25-123.00(e), (t).
    2 mm134-141134-141134-141(c), (f).
    1 mm241-250241-250241-250(c), (e), (f).
    Above 275Above 275Above 275(f).

    (b) For a station having a control operator who has been granted an Amateur Extra Class operator license, who holds a CEPT radio amateur license, or who holds a Class 1 IARP license:

    Wavelength band ITU Region 1 ITU Region 2 ITU Region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    LFkHzkHzkHz
    2200 m135.7-137.8135.7-137.8135.7-137.8(a), (g).
    Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    MF kHz kHz kHz
    160 m1810-18501800-20001800-2000(a)
    630 m472-479472-479472-479(g).
    HF MHz MHz MHz
    80 m3.500-3.6003.500-3.6003.500-3.600(a)
    75 m3.600-3.8003.600-4.0003.600-3.900(a)
    60 mSee § 97.303(h)(h)
    40 m7.000-7.2007.000-7.3007.000-7.200(i)
    30 m10.100-10.15010.100-10.15010.100-10.150(j)
    20 m14.000-14.35014.000-14.35014.000-14.350
    17 m18.068-18.16818.068-18.16818.068-18.168
    15 m21.000-21.45021.000-21.45021.000-21.450
    12 m24.890-24.99024.890-24.99024.890-24.990
    10 m28.000-29.70028.000-29.70028.000-29.700

    (c) For a station having a control operator who has been granted an operator license of Advanced Class:

    Wavelength band ITU Region 1 ITU Region 2 ITU Region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    LFkHzkHzkHz
    2200 m135.7-137.8135.7-137.8135.7-137.8(a), (g).
    Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (Paragraph)
    MF kHz kHz kHz
    160 m1810-18501800-20001800-2000(a)
    630 m472-479472-479472-479(g).
    HF MHz MHz MHz
    80 m3.525-3.6003.525-3.6003.525-3.600(a)
    75 m3.700-3.8003.700-4.0003.700-3.900(a)
    60 mSee § 97.303(h)(h)
    40 m7.025-7.2007.025-7.3007.025-7.200(i)
    30 m10.100-10.15010.100-10.15010.100-10.150(j)
    20 m14.025-14.15014.025-14.15014.025-14.150
    Do14.175-14.35014.175-14.35014.175-14.350
    17 m18.068-18.16818.068-18.16818.068-18.168
    15 m21.025-21.20021.025-21.20021.025-21.200
    Do21.225-21.45021.225-21.45021.225-21.450
    12 m24.890-24.99024.890-24.99024.890-24.990
    10 m28.000-29.70028.000-29.70028.000-29.700

    (d) For a station having a control operator who has been granted an operator license of General Class:

    Wavelength band ITU Region 1 ITU Region 2 ITU Region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    LFkHzkHzkHz
    2200 m135.7-137.8135.7-137.8135.7-137.8(a), (g).
    Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    MF kHz kHz kHz
    160 m1810-18501800-20001800-2000(a)
    630 m472-479472-479472-479(g).
    HF MHz MHz MHz
    80 m3.525-3.6003.525-3.6003.525-3.600(a)
    75 m3.800-4.0003.800-3.900(a)
    60 mSee § 97.303(h)(h)
    40 m7.025-7.1257.025-7.1257.025-7.125(i)
    Do7.175-7.2007.175-7.3007.175-7.200(i)
    30 m10.100-10.15010.100-10.15010.100-10.150(j)
    20 m14.025-14.15014.025-14.15014.025-14.150
    Do14.225-14.35014.225-14.35014.225-14.350
    17 m18.068-18.16818.068-18.16818.068-18.168
    15 m21.025-21.20021.025-21.20021.025-21.200
    Do21.275-21.45021.275-21.45021.275-21.450
    12 m24.890-24.99024.890-24.99024.890-24.990
    10 m28.000-29.70028.000-29.70028.000-29.700

    (e) For a station having a control operator who has been granted an operator license of Novice Class or Technician Class:

    Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing requirements see § 97.303
    (paragraph)
    HF MHz MHz MHz
    80 m3.525-3.6003.525-3.6003.525-3.600(a)
    40 m7.025-7.1257.025-7.1257.025-7.125(i)
    15 m21.025-21.20021.025-21.20021.025-21.200
    10 m28.0-28.528.0-28.528.0-28.5
    VHF MHz MHz MHz
    1.25 m222-225(a)
    UHF MHz MHz MHz
    23 cm1270-12951270-12951270-1295(d), (o)

    [75 FR 27201, May 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78171, Dec. 15, 2010; 80 FR 38911, July 7, 2015; 82 FR 27214, June 14, 2017; 85 FR 64068, Oct. 9, 2020]