Band plan
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The FCC divides the radio spectrum up into multiple bands for different purposes. (frequency allocation) Each frequency range is allocated to groups of users on either a primary or secondary basis.
Additionally, the amateur bands are further subdivided for specific purposes by mutual agreement. These uses are less formal, more localized, and not always followed strictly.
band plans online[edit]
- US Amateur Radio Band Plan app for Android Written by K4UCF member, KA4SON, this lightweight and free Android app allows for easy access to the band plan, as well as refrences to Part 97. Additional features as well.
- ARRL band plans and frequency allocations
- KG4ZOW made some nice simple band plans
- Icom (PDF)
- wikipedia:Amateur radio frequency allocations
attributes[edit]
- frequency range
- license types allowed
- primary or secondary
- modes allowed
- maximum power
license types and classes[edit]
see also ARRL: FCC rules and regs, FCC parts
- unlicensed (part 15, MURS)
- open licensing (part 90?, CB (part 95), FRS, GMRS)
- nautical
- commercial / public safety
- commercial broadcasting
- amateur (part 97)
- Technician
- General
- Extra
- All licenses have geographic restrictions
- Some bands have geographic restrictions
- Some areas are prohibited for transmission in any band
Transmission content and modes[edit]
See also (97.3(c) Emissions standards)
- CW
- Phone (AM, FM, SSB, MCW for ID)
- Data
- Image
- MCW (tone modulated CW)
- Pulse
- RTTY
- Spread spectrum
- test
stuff[edit]
(pulled from study guide -- reformat this)
FCC parts: 97.303(s) 97.305(c), 97.313, 97.307(f)
Topics covered:
- power restrictions 97.313
- 1500w most bands for General and Extra
- 200w 10.10-10.15mhz (30m) and on all bands for Novice, Technician
- novice further restricted on some bands
- 70cm restricted to 50w in some geographic areas (including Florida) with some exceptions
- 33cm restricted to 50w near White Sands Missile Range
- 219-220mhz restricted to 50w (special use band for pre-approved automatic relay stations)
- multiple narrow band holes reserved in high Ghz frequencies
- 60m band is limited to 50W and limited to 2.8khz bandwidth USB on 5 channels 97.303(s)
- symbol rate restrictions for digital modes 97.307(f)
- digital bandwidths allowed according to band plan 97.305 and notes 97.307(f)
| max symbol rate / bandwidth | 307(f) | bands |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | 3 | bands >= 12m except where no data (75m and some holes) |
| 1200 | 4 | 10m |
| 19.6k / 20khz | 5 | 6m, 2m |
| 56k / 100khz | 6 | part of 1.25m; 70cm |
| unspecified (309b) | 7 | 900mhz and above (33cm) |
| unspecified / 100khz | 13 | 219-220 (1.25m) |
More information[edit]
- Study guide G1C
- FCC parts: 97.303(s) 97.305(c), 97.313, 97.307(f)