Radio Bands

Low Frequency Band (LF)

Band	Frequency	Restrictions
2200 meters	135.7 kHz to 137.8 kHz	1 W EIRP maximum

Medium Frequency Bands (MF)

Band	Frequency	Restrictions
630 meters	472 kHz to 479 kHz
160 meters	1.8 MHz to 2.000 MHz

High Frequency Bands (HF)

To Be Completed soon

Band	Frequency	Restrictions
80 meters	3.50 MHz to 4.0 MHz
60 meters		Extra, Advanced and General licensee may operate on a secondary basis with a maximum ERP of 100 watts.
40 meters	7.0 MHz to 7.3 MHz
30 meters	10.10 MHz to 10.15 MHz	Extra, Advanced and General licensee 200 watts Maximum.
20 meters	14.0 MHz to 14.35 MHz
17 meters	18.088 MHz to 18.680 MHz
15 meters	21.0 MHz to 21.45 MHz
12 meters	24.89 MHz to 24.99 MHz
10 meters	28.0 MHz to 29.70 MHz

Very High Frequency Bands (VHF)

Band	Frequency	Restrictions
6 meters	50.0 MHz to 54.0 MHz CW 50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz	Extra, Advanced, General and Technician licensee.
2 meters	144.0 MHz to 148.0 MHz CW 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz	Extra, Advanced, General and Technician licensee.
1.25 meter	222.0 MHz to 225.0 MHz	Extra, Advanced, General and Technician licensee. Novice 25 watts

Ultra High Frequency Bands (UHF)

Band	Frequency	Restrictions
70 centimeters	420.0 MHz to 450.0 MHz	Extra, Advanced, General and Technician licensee.
33 centimeters	902.0 MHz to 928.0 MHz	Extra, Advanced, General and Technician licensee.
23 centimeters	1240 MHz to 1300 MHz	Extra, Advanced, General and Technician licensee. Novice 5 watts 1270 to 1295 MHz

General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)

The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a licensed radio service that uses channels around 462 MHz and 467 MHz. The most common use of GMRS channels is for short-distance, two-way voice communications using hand-held radios, mobile radios and repeater systems.

Channel	Frequency	Restrictions
#1	462.5625 MHz	Up to 5 watts
#2	462.5875 MHz	Up to 5 watts
#3	462.6125 MHz	Up to 5 watts
#4	462.6375 MHz	Up to 5 watt
#5	462.6625 MHz	Up to 5 watts
#6	462.6875 MHz	Up to 5 watt
#7	462.7125 MHz	Up to 5 watt
#8	467.5625 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#9	467.5875 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#10	467.6125 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#11	467.6375 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#12	467.6625 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#13	467.6875 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#14	467.7125 MHz	Up to 0.5 watt
#15	462.5500 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#16	462.5750 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#17	462.6000 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#18	462.6250 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#19	462.6500 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#20	462.6750 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#21	462.7000 MHz	Up to 50 watts
#22	462.7250 MHz	Up to 50 watts

Multi Use Radio Service (MURS)

The Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) uses channels in the 151 – 154 MHz spectrum range. The most common use of MURS channels is for short-distance, two-way communications using small, portable hand-held radios that function similar to walkie-talkies.

MURS is authorized five channels that were previously in the industrial/business radio service and were known as the “color dot” frequencies in Part 90 of the FCC rules.

Channel	Frequency	Restrictions
#1	151.820 MHz	Up to 2 watts
#2	151.880 MHz	Up to 2 watts
#3	151.940 MHz	Up to 2 watts
#4 – Blue Dot	154.570 MHz	Up to 2 watts
#5 – Green Dot	154.600 MHz	Up to 2 watts

Family Radio Service (RFS)

The Family Radio Service (FRS) is a “private”, two-way, short-distance voice and data communications service for facilitating family and group activities. The most common use for FRS channels is short-distance, two-way voice communications using small hand-held radios that are similar to walkie-talkies. The service is licensed-by-rule so the general public can use the devices without having to obtain a license and channel sharing is achieved through a listen-before-talk etiquette.

Channel	Frequency	Restrictions
#1	462.5625	Up to 2 watts
#2	462.5875	Up to 2 watts
#3	462.6125	Up to 2 watts
#4	462.6375	Up to 2 watts
#5	462.6625	Up to 2 watts
#6	462.6875	Up to 2 watts
#7	462.7125	Up to 2 watts
#8	467.5625	Up to 0.5 watt
#9	467.5875	Up to 0.5 watt
#10	467.6125	Up to 0.5 watt
#11	467.6375	Up to 0.5 watt
#12	467.6625	Up to 0.5 watt
#13	467.6875	Up to 0.5 watt
#14	467.7125	Up to 0.5 watt
#15	462.5500	Up to 2 watts
#16	462.5750	Up to 2 watts
#17	462.6000	Up to 2 watts
#18	462.6250	Up to 2 watts
#19	462.6500	Up to 2 watts
#20	462.6750	Up to 2 watts
#21	462.7000	Up to 2 watts
#22	462.7250	Up to 2 watts

Citizen Band (CB) (USA) 11 meters Band (HF)

Channels 23, 24, and 25 are numbered out-of-order for their frequency allocations in the United States.

Channel	Frequency (MHz)	Restrictions
#1	26.965
#2	26.975
#3	26.985
#4	27.005
#5	27.015
#6	27.025
#7	27.035
#8	27.055
#9	27.065
#10	27.075
#11	27.085
#12	27.105
#13	27.115
#14	27.125
#15	27.135
#16	27.155
#17	27.165
#18	27.175
#19	27.185
#20	27.205
#21	27.215
#22	27.225
#23	27.255
#24	27.235
#25	27.245
#26	27.265
#27	27.275
#28	27.285
#29	27.295
#30	27.305
#31	27.315
#32	27.325
#33	27.335
#34	27.345
#35	27.355
#36	27.365
#37	27.375
#38	27.385
#39	27.395
#40	27.405