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Use of a band plan in the UK is voluntary, but it is good operating practice to follow them. The table below gives the IARU and UK band plans. Just click on the band at the top of the table to go directly to your chosen band. This plan comes into effect on Jan 1st 2006. Narrow band modes mean digimodes
FREQUENCY
IARU BAND PLAN Max
Bandwidth UK NOTES
136kHz No rigid band plan is proposed for this band, but amateurs are asked to work within the following conventions, giving long distance communications and experimentation priority:
135.7 - 136.0 Station tests & transatlantic reception window
135.900 - 135.980 preferred transatlantic window for Europe to North American transmissions of very slow CW (QRSS)
136.0 - 137.4 CW
135.980 - 136.050 preferred transatlantic window for Europe / North American contacts
137.4 - 137.6 Non CW modes (Hellschriber, Wolf, PSK etc)
137.6 - 137.8 Very slow CW (QRSS centred on 137.7kHz)
137.700 - 137.800 preferred transatlantic window for North America to Europe transmissions
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160M 'Top Band'
1.80 - 2.00MHz 1.810 - 1.850 Primary Allocation to Amateur Service. Remainder secondary.
Power limit 26dBW PEP 1.810 - 1.850, rest 15 dBW
AX25 packet not to be used on this band
1.810 - 1.838
CW only 200Hz CW only
1.838 - 1.840
Narrow band modes 500Hz All narrow band modes
1.840 - 1.843 2.7kHz All modes
1.843 - 2.000
Phone & CW 2.7kHz 1.843 QRP centre of activity
1.960 DF Contest Beacons (14dBW)
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80 Metres
3.50 - 3.80MHz Primary Allocation: shared with other services.
Power limit 26dBW PEP
3.500 - 3.580
CW only 200Hz 3.500 - 3.510 Priority for CW Intercontinental DX
3.510 - 3.560 CW, Contest preferred segment CW, QRS centre of activity
3.560 - 3.580 CW, QRP centre of activity
3.560 QRP centre of activity
3.580 - 3.600
Narrow band modes 500Hz 3.580 - 3.590 Narrow band modes
3.590 - 3.600 Unattended automatically controlled data stations
3.600 - 3.800
Phone & CW 2.7KHz 3.600 - 3.620 All modes, Unattended automatically controlled data stations
3.600 - 3.650 Phone contest preferred segment, All modes
3.650 - 3.700 All modes - Telephony, Telegraphy
3.700 - 3.800 Phone contest preferred segment
3.730 - 3.740 SSTV & FAX recommended
3.775 - 3.800 Intercontinental DX Phone working
3.336 UK emergency comms traffic
3.690 SSB QRP centre of activity
3.735 Image mode centre of activity
3.760 IARU Region 1 emergency centre of activity
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40 Metres
7.00 - 7.20 MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service.
Power limit 26 dBW PEP. AX25 packet should not be used on this band
7.000 - 7.035
CW only 200Hz 7.030 QRP centre of activity
7.035 - 7.040
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz 7.035 - 7.038 Narrow band modes
7.038 - 7.040 Narrow band modes - Unattended automatically controlled data stations
7.040 - 7.043
Phone & CW 2.7kHz All modes. Unattended automatically controlled data stations
7.043 Image mode centre of activity
7.043 - 7.200
(UK only) 2.7kHz All modes.
7.045 UK emergency traffic
7.060 IARU Region 1 emergency traffic
1.090 UK emergency traffic alternate
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30 Metres
10.10 - 10.15 MHz Secondary Allocation
Power limit 26 dBW PEP
Phone & AX25 packet should not be used on this band
10.100 - 10.140
CW only 200Hz CW only
10.116 QRP centre of activity
10.140 - 10.150
Narrow band modes 500Hz All narrow band modes. NOTE: Unattended digimode stations should not use this band
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20 Metres
14.00 - 14.35 MHz Primary Allocation
Amateur Satellite Service: 14.000 - 14.250 primary
Power limit 26dBW PEP
14.000 - 14.070
CW only 200Hz 14.000 - 14.060 CW only contest preferred segment
14.060 - 14.070 CW only
14.055 QRS centre of activity
14.060 QRP centre of activity
14.070 - 14.099
Narrow band modes 500Hz 14.070 - 14.089 All narrow band modes
14.089 - 14.099 Unattended automatically controlled data stations
14.099 - 14.101
Beacons only 200Hz Reserved exclusively for beacons
14.101 - 14.112
All modes 2.7kHz All modes Unattended automatically controlled data stations
14.112 - 14.350
All modes 2.7kHz 14.112 - 14.125 All modes excluding digimodes
14.125 - 14.300 All modes - SSB contest preferred
17.195 ± 5kHz DXpedition Priority
14.230 Image centre of activity
14.285 QRP centre of activity
14.300 - 14.350 All modes.
14.300 Global emergency centre of activity
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17 Metres
18.068 - 18.168MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service
Power limit 26dBW PEP
18.068 - 18.095
CW only 200Hz CW only
18.096 QRP centre of activity
18.095 - 18.105
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz All narrow band modes
18.105 - 18.100
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz Narrow band modes. Unattended automatically controlled stations
18.109 - 18.111
Beacons only 200Hz Reserved exclusively for beacons
18.111 - 18.120
All modes 2.7kHz All modes. Unattended automatically controlled stations
18.120 - 18.168
All modes 2.7kHz All modes
18.160 Global emergency centre of activity
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15 Metres
21.00 - 21.45MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service
Power limit 26dBW PEP
21.000 - 21.070
CW only 200Hz CW
21.055 QRS (slow CW) centre of activity
21.060 QRP centre of activity
21.070 - 21.090
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz All narrow band modes
21.100 - 21.120 AX25 packet preferred
21.090 - 21.110 500kHz Narrow band modes. Unattended automatically controlled stations
21.110 - 21.120 2.7kHz All modes excluding SSB. Unattended automatically controlled stations
21.120 - 21.149
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz Narrow band modes.
21.149 - 21.151
Beacons only 200Hz Reserved exclusively for beacons
21.151 - 21.450
Phone & CW 2.7kHz All modes
21.285 QRP centre of activity
21.340 Image centre of activity
21.360 Global emergency centre of activity
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12 Metres
24.80 - 24.99MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service
Power limit 26dBW PEP
24.890 - 24.915
CW only 200Hz CW
24.906 QRP centre of activity
24.915 - 24.925
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz All narrow band modes
24.925 - 24.929 500Hz Narrow band modes. Unattended automatically controlled stations
24.929 - 24.931
Beacons only 200Hz Reserved exclusively for beacons
24.931 - 24.940
Phone & CW 2.7kHz All modes. Automatically controlled data stations
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10 Metres
28.00 - 29.70MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service
Power limit 26dBW PEP
Unattended Beacons: Only for DF contests 14dBW PEP & not within 50km of NGR ref SK985640
28.000 - 28.070
CW only 200Hz CW
28.055 QR (slow CW) centre of activity
20.060 QRP centre of activity
28.070 - 28.120
Narrow Band Modes 500Hz All narrow band modes
28.120 - 28.150
Narrow Band Modes
500Hz Narrow band modes. Unattended automatically controlled stations
28.150 - 28.190
Narrow Band Modes 200Hz All Narrow Band Modes
28.190 - 28.300
Beacons only 200Hz 28.190 - 28.199 Regional time shared beacons
28.199 - 28.201 World wide time shared international beacons
28.201 - 28.225 Continuous duty beacons
28.300 - 23.320
Beacons only 2.7kHz All modes
28.320- 29.200
Phone & CW only 2.7kHz All modes
28.360 QRP centre of activity
28.680 SSTV & FAX centre of activity
29.200 - 29.300
All Modes 6.0kHz All modes Unattended automatically controlled stations
29.300 - 29.510
Satellite downlinks 6.0kHz Satellite down links only
29.510 - 29.520
Guard Channel Guard Channel
29.520 - 29.700
All Modes 6.0kHz 29.520 - 29.550 FM simplex channels - 10kHz spacing
29.530 UK unattended internet voice gateway
29.560 - 29.590 FM repeater inputs RH1 - RH4
29.600 FM calling channel
29.600 - 29.650 FM simplex channels - 10kHz spacing
29.600 - 29.700 FM repeater outputs RH1 - RH4
29.630 UK unattended internet voice gateway
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6 Metres
50.0 - 52.0MHz Primary Allocation: 50.0 - 51.0 Amateur Service.
Secondary Allocation: 51.0 - 52.0
Power limit: 50.0 - 51.0 26dBW PEP ; 51.0 - 52.0 20dBW PEP
50.000 - 50.100
CW only 500Hz 50.020-50.080 Beacons
50.090 CW centre of activity
50.100-50.500
Narrow Band Modes 2.7kHz 50.100-50.130 DX window - Only for QSO between different continents
50.110 DX calling frequency - No QSOs on this frequency
50.150 SSB Activity Centre
50.185 Cross band Activity Centre
50.200 Meteor Scatter Activity Centre
50.250 PSK31 Activity Centre
50.255 JT44
50.260 - 50.280 PSK441
50.270 PSK441 Calling Frequency
50.500-51.000
All modes 20kHz 50.510 SSTV (AFSK)
50.520 - 50.540 Internet voice gateway 10kHz channels
50.550 Fax working frequency
50.600 RTTY (FSK)
50.620 - 50.750 Digital Communications
50.710-50.910 FM repeater outputs 10kHz channel spacing
51.000 - 51.410
All modes 20kHz 51.210 Emergency communications priority
51.210 - 51.410 FM repeater inputs 10kHz channel spacing
51.410 - 51.830
All modes 20kHz 51.430 - 51.590 FM Phone (20kHz channel spacing)
51.510 FM centre of activity
51.530 GB2RS News & Slow morse
51.830 - 52.000
All modes 12kHz 51.950 - 52.000 Emergency communications priority
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4 Metres
70.0 - 70.5MHz Secondary Allocation
Power limit: 22dBW PEP
70.000 - 70.050
Beacons 500Hz 70.030 Personal beacons
70.050 - 70.250
Narrow Band Modes 2.7kHz 70.085 PSK31 activity centre
70.150 Meteor Scatter calling frequency
70.185 Cross band activity centre
70.200 SSB & CW calling frequency
70.250 - 70.294
All modes 12kHz 70.260 AM / FM calling frequency
70.294 - 70.500
All Modes
12.5kHz channels 12kHz 70.3000 RTTY & Fax calling / working channel
70.3125 )
70.3250 ) Digital modes
70.3375 )
70.3500 Emergency communications priority
70.3625 Digital Modes
70.3750 Emergency communications priority
70.3875 Internet voice gateway
70.4000 Emergency communications priority
70.4125 Internet voice gateway
70.4250 FM simplex channel (used by GB2RS news service)
70.4375 Digital Modes
70.4500 FM calling channel
70.4625 Digital Modes
70.4875 Digital Modes
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2 Metres (NEW!)
144 - 146MHz Primary Allocation: Amateur & Amateur Satellite Service
Power limit 26dBW PEP
Unattended operation only for DF contests
144.000 - 144.035
EME (SSB & CW) 500Hz Moonbounce only
144.035 - 144.150
CW only 500Hz 144.050 CW calling frequency
144.100 Random MS calling frequency
144.120 - 144.150 EME MGM (JT65)
144.138 PSK31 activity centre
144.150 - 144.180
2.7kHz 144.150 - 144.160 SSB EME / FAI working
144.160 - 144.180 Alternative MGM allocation
144.170 Alternative MGM calling frequency
144.080 - 144.360
SSB & CW 2.7kHz 144.175 Microwave talkback
144.195 - 144.205 SSB random MS
144.200 Random MS calling frequency
144.250 GB2RS News & Slow Morse
144.260 Emergency communications priority (USB)
144.300 SSB centre of activity
144.360 - 144.399
CW MGM SSB 2.7kHz 144.370 MGM calling frequency
144.400 - 144.490
Beacons 500Hz
144.490 - 144.500
Guard band
144.500 - 144.794
All modes
Non channelised 20kHz 144.500 SSTV calling frequency
144.525 ATV SSB talkback
144.600 RTTY calling frequency
144.600 RTTY working frequency (FSK)
144.625 - 144.675 Emergency communications priority
144.700 Fax calling frequency
144.750 ATV talkback
144.775 - 144.794 Emergency communications priority
144.794 - 144.990
MGM Packet Radio 12kHz 144.800 Unconnected nets (APRS, UiView etc)
144.800 - 144.875 Digital modes, including unattended operation
144.8250 Internet voice gateway. Existing users on 144.8125 will migrate here during the first part of 2006
144.8375 MHz Internet voice gateway
144.8500 MHz AX25 BBS user access
144.8625 MHz Available for nodes and BBSs
144.8750 MHz TCP/IP user access
144.8875 MHz AX25 - priority for DX Cluster access
144.9000 MHz AX25 DX Cluster access
144.9250 MHz TCP/IP user access
144.9500 MHz AX25 BBS user access
144.9750 MHz High speed 25 kHz channel
144.990 - 145.1935
FM repeater inputs 12kHz RV48 145.000
RV50 145.025
RV52 145.050
RV54 145.075
RV56 145.100
RV58 145.125
RV60 145.150
RV62 145.175
RV63 145.185
145.200 - 145.5935
FM simplex channels 12kHz 145.200 Earth - Space communications, eg ISS
V16-V48 Simplex channels, 12.5kHz spacing. V16=145.200 MHz
145.2125 MHz Internet voice gateway
145.2250 MHz Emergency communications priority
145.2375 MHz Internet voice gateway
145.2500 MHz Used for slow morse transmissions
145.2875 MHz Internet voice gateway
145.3000 MHz RTTY local
145.3375 MHz Internet voice gateway
145.5000 MHz Mobile calling channel
145.5250 MHz GB2RS news
145.5500 MHz Rally & exhibition talk in channel
433.6000 - 434.0000
All Modes 25kHz 433.6000 U288 RTTY AFSK
433.6250 Digital communications
433.6500 Digital communications
433.6750 Digital communications
433.7000 - 433.7750 Emergency Communications Priority
433.8000 - 434.2500 Digital communications
434.0000 - 434.5940 25kHz 433.9500-434.0500 MHz 12.5 kHz data channels
434.0625 Experimental MPT1327 Base TX Ch1
434.0750 Experimental MPT1327 Base TX Ch2
434.0875 Experimental MPT1327 Base TX Ch3
434.3750 Emergency Communications (1.6 MHz Talk through - mobile Tx)
434.4750 Internet voice gateway (25 kHz channels)
434.5000 Internet voice gateway (25 kHz channels)
434.5250 Internet voice gateway (25 kHz channels)
434.600 - 434.5940
FM repeater inputs
UK only, FS TV 25kHz RU240 (RB0) 434.600
RU242 (RB1) 434.625
RU244 (RB2) 434.650
RU246 (RB3) 434.675
RU248 (RB4) 434.700
RU250 (RB5) 434.725
RU252 (RB6) 434.750
RU254 (RB7) 434.775
RU256 (RB8) 434.800
RU258 (RB9) 434.825
RU260 (RB10) 434.850
RU262 (RB11) 434.875
RU264 (RB12) 434.800
RU266 (RB13) 434.925
RU268 (RB14) 434.950
RU270 (RB15) 434.975
435.000 - 438.000
Satellites & FS TV 20kHz
438.000 - 440.000
All Modes 25kHz 438.025 - 438.175 IARU Region 1 Digital Communications
438.4000 Emergency Communications 7.6 MHz talk thru,base TX
438.425 - 438.575 Repeaters - 7.6MHz shift (Non UK)
439.600 - 439.750 Digital communications
439.750 - 440.000 Digital communications
Notes:
1: Disclaimer. The foregoing is intended as a guide only. Included in the band plan information are extracts from the UK licence conditions, along with national and international band plans for amateur bands up to 70cms. The licence conditions shown are necessarily brief, and are included for guidance only and do not in any way replace the Ofcom booklet BR68 that is issued with your UK licence validation document, which should always be consulted.
2: Digital modes include AmTOR, PacTOR, Clover, ASCII, RTTY (Baudot), PSK31 & AX25 packet.
3:The power levels shown in the band plans above are for full UK licences. Intermediate (Novice) licensees are limited to 16dBW and Foundation Licencees to 10dBW. Furthermore, the Intermediate (Novice) licence schedule makes some restrictions on the permitted modes within the various bands. Please refer to the RA Booklets BR68/I (Intermediate licences) and BR68/F (Foundation licences) for full details.
4: LSB is normal practice on bands including, and below 7MHz, and USB on bands above.
5: Calling frequencies / channels. After having established initial contact on a calling frequency / channel, operators should then move to free frequency (QSY) within the relevant section of the band.
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