Short Wave Frequency Allocations
Uploaded by THE RESEARCHER

This is a list of short wave bands as allocated by the FCC. I have found it useful as a general quide when exploring the short wave spectrum.

540-1600     Standard Broadacast Band
1600-1800    Utilities
1800-2000    160 Meter Amateur Band
2000-2150    Costal Fixed
2150-2300    Costal
2300-2505    120 Meter Broadcasting Band
2505-2850    Fixed
2850-3155    Aeronautical
3155-3200    Fixed
3200-3400    90 Meter Broadcasting Band
3400-3500    Aeronautical
3500-4000    80 Meter Amateur Band
4000-4230    Fixed
4230-4440    Coastal
4440-4650    Fixed
4650-4750    Aeronautical
4750-5060    60 Meter Broadcasting Band
5060-5450    Fixed
5450-5730    Aeronautical
5730-5950    Fixed
5950-6200    49 Meter Broadcasting Band
6200-6525    Coastal
6525-6765    Aeronautical
6765-7000    Fixed
7000-7300    40 Meter Amateur - 41 Meter Int. Broadcasting
7300-8495    Fixed
8495-8815    Costal
8815-9040    Aeronautical
9040-9500    Fixed
9500-9775    31 Meter International Broadcasting Band
9775-9995    Fixed
9995-10100   Aeronautical
10100-11175  Fixed
11175-11400  Aeronautical
11400-11700  Fixed
11700-11975  25 Meter International Broadcasting Band
11975-12689  Fixed
12689-13200  Coastal
13200-13360  Aeronautical
13360-14000  Fixed
14000-14335  20 Meter Amateur Band
14335-14940  Fixed
14940-15100  Aeronautical
15100-15450  19 Meter International Broadcasting Band
15450-16917  Fixed
16917-17360  Coastal
17360-17700  Fixed
17700-17900  16 Meter International Broadcasting Band
17900-18030  Aeronautical
18030-19990  Fixed
19990-20010  
20010-21000  Fixed
21000-21450  15 Meter Amateur Band
21450-21750  13 Meter International Broadcasting Band
21750-21850  Fixed
21850-22000  Aeronautical
22000-22720  Coastal
22720-23200  Fixed
23200-23350  Aeronautical
23350-25600  Fixed
25600-26100  11 Meter International Broadcasting Band
26100-28000  Fixed (Also CB in U.S. and Canada)
28000-29700  10 Meter Amateur Band
29700-30000  Fixed


Signal Strength (S)

1--Faint; signals barely perceptible
2--Very weak signals
3--Weak signals
4--Fair signals
5--Fairly good signals
6--Good signals
7--Moderately strong signals
8--Strong signals
9--Extremely strong signals


RST Method of Signal Reports

1--Unreadable
2--Barely readable; occassional words distinguishable
3--Readable with considerable difficulty
4--Readable with practically no difficulty
5--Perfictly readable


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