47 CFR 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.

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(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 1	ITU Region 2	ITU Region 3	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
VHF	MHz	MHz	MHz
6 m		50-54	50-54	(a).
2 m	144-146	144-148	144-148	(a), (k).
1.25 m		219-220		(l).
Do		222-225		(a).
UHF	MHz	MHz	MHz
70 cm	430-440	420-450	430-440	(a), (b), (m).
33 cm		902-928		(a), (b), (e), (n).
23 cm	1240-1300	1240-1300	1240-1300	(b), (d), (o).
13 cm	2300-2310	2300-2310	2300-2310	(d), (p).
Do	2390-2450	2390-2450	2390-2450	(d), (e), (p).
SHF	GHz	GHz	GHz
5 cm	5.650-5.850	5.650-5.925	5.650-5.850	(a), (b), (e), (r).
3 cm	10.0-10.5	10.0-10.5	10.0-10.5	(a), (b), (k).
1.2 cm	24.00-24.25	24.00-24.25	24.00-24.25	(b), (d), (e).
EHF	GHz	GHz	GHz
6 mm	47.0-47.2	47.0-47.2	47.0-47.2
4 mm	76-81	76-81	76-81	(c), (f), (s).
2.5 mm	122.25-123.00	122.25-123.00	122.25-123.00	(e), (t).
2 mm	134-141	134-141	134-141	(c), (f).
1 mm	241-250	241-250	241-250	(c), (e), (f).
	Above 275	Above 275	Above 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)
LF	kHz	kHz	kHz
2200 m	135.7-137.8	135.7-137.8	135.7-137.8	(a), (g).

Wavelength band	ITU region 1	ITU region 2	ITU region 3	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
MF	kHz	kHz	kHz	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
160 m	1810-1850	1800-2000	1800-2000	(a)
630 m	472-479	472-479	472-479	(g).

HF	MHz	MHz	MHz
80 m	3.500-3.600	3.500-3.600	3.500-3.600	(a)
75 m	3.600-3.800	3.600-4.000	3.600-3.900	(a)
60 m		See § 97.303(h)		(h)
40 m	7.000-7.200	7.000-7.300	7.000-7.200	(i)
30 m	10.100-10.150	10.100-10.150	10.100-10.150	(j)
20 m	14.000-14.350	14.000-14.350	14.000-14.350
17 m	18.068-18.168	18.068-18.168	18.068-18.168
15 m	21.000-21.450	21.000-21.450	21.000-21.450
12 m	24.890-24.990	24.890-24.990	24.890-24.990
10 m	28.000-29.700	28.000-29.700	28.000-29.700

Wavelength band	ITU Region 1	ITU Region 2	ITU Region 3	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
LF	kHz	kHz	kHz
2200 m	135.7-137.8	135.7-137.8	135.7-137.8	(a), (g).

Wavelength band	ITU region 1	ITU region 2	ITU region 3	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (Paragraph)
MF	kHz	kHz	kHz	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (Paragraph)
160 m	1810-1850	1800-2000	1800-2000	(a)
630 m	472-479	472-479	472-479	(g).

HF	MHz	MHz	MHz
80 m	3.525-3.600	3.525-3.600	3.525-3.600	(a)
75 m	3.700-3.800	3.700-4.000	3.700-3.900	(a)
60 m		See § 97.303(h)		(h)
40 m	7.025-7.200	7.025-7.300	7.025-7.200	(i)
30 m	10.100-10.150	10.100-10.150	10.100-10.150	(j)
20 m	14.025-14.150	14.025-14.150	14.025-14.150
Do	14.175-14.350	14.175-14.350	14.175-14.350
17 m	18.068-18.168	18.068-18.168	18.068-18.168
15 m	21.025-21.200	21.025-21.200	21.025-21.200
Do	21.225-21.450	21.225-21.450	21.225-21.450
12 m	24.890-24.990	24.890-24.990	24.890-24.990
10 m	28.000-29.700	28.000-29.700	28.000-29.700

(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)
LF	kHz	kHz	kHz
2200 m	135.7-137.8	135.7-137.8	135.7-137.8	(a), (g).

Wavelength band	ITU region 1	ITU region 2	ITU region 3	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
MF	kHz	kHz	kHz	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
160 m	1810-1850	1800-2000	1800-2000	(a)
630 m	472-479	472-479	472-479	(g).

HF	MHz	MHz	MHz
80 m	3.525-3.600	3.525-3.600	3.525-3.600	(a)
75 m		3.800-4.000	3.800-3.900	(a)
60 m		See § 97.303(h)		(h)
40 m	7.025-7.125	7.025-7.125	7.025-7.125	(i)
Do	7.175-7.200	7.175-7.300	7.175-7.200	(i)
30 m	10.100-10.150	10.100-10.150	10.100-10.150	(j)
20 m	14.025-14.150	14.025-14.150	14.025-14.150
Do	14.225-14.350	14.225-14.350	14.225-14.350
17 m	18.068-18.168	18.068-18.168	18.068-18.168
15 m	21.025-21.200	21.025-21.200	21.025-21.200
Do	21.275-21.450	21.275-21.450	21.275-21.450
12 m	24.890-24.990	24.890-24.990	24.890-24.990
10 m	28.000-29.700	28.000-29.700	28.000-29.700

(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	Sharing requirements see § 97.303 (paragraph)
80 m	3.525-3.600	3.525-3.600	3.525-3.600	(a)
40 m	7.025-7.125	7.025-7.125	7.025-7.125	(i)
15 m	21.025-21.200	21.025-21.200	21.025-21.200
10 m	28.0-28.5	28.0-28.5	28.0-28.5

VHF	MHz	MHz	MHz
1.25 m		222-225		(a)

UHF	MHz	MHz	MHz
23 cm	1270-1295	1270-1295	1270-1295	(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]

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