View all text of Subpart D [§ 97.301 - § 97.317]

§ 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 1 ITU Region 2 ITU 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 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]