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Revision as of 14:33, 7 October 2015
The WARC bands are three portions of the shortwave radio spectrum used by licensed and/or certified amateur radio operators. They consist of 30 meters (10.100–10.150 MHz), 17 meters (18.068–18.168 MHz) and 12 meters (24.890–24.990 MHz).[1][2] They were named after the World Administrative Radio Conference, which in 1979 created a worldwide allocation of these bands for amateur use. The bands were opened for use in the early 1980s. Due to their relatively small bandwidth of 100 kHz or less, there is a sort of gentlemen's agreement that the WARC bands may not be used for general contesting. This agreement has been codified in official recommendations, such as the IARU Region 1 HF Manager's Handbook, which states:
Contest activity shall not take place on the 10, 18 and 24 MHz bands.
Non-contesting radio amateurs are recommended to use the contest-free HF bands (30, 17 and 12m) during the largest international contests. (DV05_C4_Rev_07)[3]
Throughout most of the world, the 30 meter band cannot be used for phone communications except in emergency situations. However, part of Region 1 (Africa, south of the equator, during daylight hours) is permitted to use phone.[4] The USA limits amateur radio users to 200 watts peak envelope power on this band.[5][6]
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12 metre band plan
IARU Region 1[7]
License class | 24.890–24.915 | 24.915-24.925 | 24.925-24.929 | 24.929-24.931 | 24.931-24.940 | 24.940-24.990 |
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Effective 1 Jan 2008 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, unattended stations | Beacons | CW, narrow-band digital, unattended stations | All modes |
IARU Region 2[8]
License class | 24.890–24.915 | 24.915-24.925 | 24.925-24.929 | 24.929-24.931 | 24.931-24.940 | 24.940-24.990 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Effective 1 Jan 2008 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, unattended stations | Beacons | CW, narrow-band digital, unattended stations | All modes |
IARU Region 3[9]
License class | 24.890–24.920 | 24.920-24.9295 | 24.9295-24.9305 | 24.940-24.990 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Effective as of 2009 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | Beacons | All modes 2 kHz max BW |
Canada[10]
Canada is part of region 2 and as such is subject to the IARU band plan. Radio Amateurs of Canada offers the bandplan below as a recommendation for use by radio amateurs in that country but it does not have the force of law and should only be considered a suggestion or guideline.
License class | 24.890–24.920 | 24.920-24.925 | 24.925-24.9295 | 24.9295-24.9305 | 24.9305-24.940 | 24.940-24.990 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic(+), Advanced | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, wide band digital | Beacons | CW, narrow-band digital, wide band digital | CW, phone |
United States[1]
License class | 24.890–24.930 | 24.930-24.990 |
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Extra, Advanced, General | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, phone |
17 metre band plan
IARU Region 1
License class | 18.068-18.095 | 18.095-18.105 | 18.105-18.109 | 18.109-18.111 | 18.111-18.120 | 18.120-18.168 |
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Effective 1 Jan 2008 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, unattended stations | Beacons | All modes, unattended stations | All modes |
IARU Region 2
License class | 18.068-18.095 | 18.095-18.105 | 18.105-18.109 | 18.109-18.111 | 18.111-18.120 | 18.120-18.168 |
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Effective 1 Jan 2008 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, unattended stations | Beacons | All modes, unattended stations | All modes |
Canada[10]
Canada is part of region 2 and as such is subject to the IARU band plan. Radio Amateurs of Canada offers the bandplan below as a recommendation for use by radio amateurs in that country but it does not have the force of law and should only be considered a suggestion or guideline.
License class | 18.068-18.095 | 18.095-18.105 | 18.105-18.1095 | 18.1095-18.1105 | 18.1105-18.168 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic(+), Advanced | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, wide band digital | Beacons | CW, phone |
United States[1]
The United States is part of ITU Region 2 and as such is subject to the IARU band plan. The Amateur Radio Relay League offers the bandplan [1]below as a recommendation for use by radio amateurs in that country but it does not have the force of law and should only be considered a suggestion or guideline.
License class | 18.068-18.110 | 18.110-18.168 |
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Extra, Advanced, General | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, phone |
IARU Region 3
License class | 18.068-18.095 | 18.095-18.105 | 18.105-18.1095 | 18.1095-18.1105 | 18.1105-18.168 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Effective as of 2009 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, wide band digital | Beacons | All modes |
30 metre band plan
IARU Region 1
License class | 10.100-10.140 | 10.140-10.150 |
---|---|---|
Effective 1 Jan 2008 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital |
SSB may be used during emergencies involving the immediate safety of life and property and only by stations actually involved in the handling of emergency traffic.
The band segment 10.120 to 10.140 may only be used for SSB transmissions in the area of Africa south of the equator during local daylight hours.
IARU Region 2
License class | 10.100-10.130 | 10.130-10.140 | 10.140-10.150 |
---|---|---|---|
Effective 1 Jan 2008 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | All modes except phone |
IARU Region 3
License class | 10.100-10.140 | 10.140-10.150 |
---|---|---|
Effective 2009 | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital |
Canada[10]
Canada is part of region 2 and as such is subject to the IARU band plan. Radio Amateurs of Canada offers the bandplan below as a recommendation for use by radio amateurs in that country but it does not have the force of law and should only be considered a suggestion or guideline.
License class | 10.100-10.130 | 10.130-10.140 | 10.140-10.150 |
---|---|---|---|
Basic(+), Advanced | CW Only | CW, narrow-band digital | CW, narrow-band digital, wide band digital |
United States
License class | 10.100-10.150 |
---|---|
Ext., Adv., Gen. (200 watts) | CW, narrow-band digital |
Key for Band Plans
= CW only | |
= CW, narrow band digital ( <= 500 Hz ) | |
= CW, narrow band digital ( <= 500 Hz ), unattended stations | |
= CW, narrow band digital ( <= 500 Hz ), wide band digital | |
= Beacons | |
= CW, phone | |
= All modes, unattended stations | |
= All modes except phone | |
= All modes |
See also
- Amateur radio frequency allocations
- International Telecommunication Union
- World Radiocommunication Conference
- Regional Radiocommunication Conference
- Radio Regulations
- Federal Communications Commission
- Radio Amateurs of Canada
- Ofcom
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Amateur Frequency Allocations http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/allocate.html Accessed 9 September 2008
- ^ ITU Frequency Allocations http://life.itu.int/radioclub/rr/hfband.htm Accessed 9 September 2008
- ^ "IARU Region 1 HF Band Plan (August 2011 edition)" (PDF). IARU Region 1 Monitoring System. IARU. August 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ IARU Region 1 Band Plan http://www.iaru.org/Chapter-5.1.pdf accessed 5 April 2010
- ^ US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations http://www.arrl.org/frequency-allocations
- ^ US Amateur Radio Band chart http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Hambands_color.pdf effective 5, March 2012, accessed 19 June 2012
- ^ IARU Region 1 band plan http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175&Itemid=127 accessed 12 January 2011
- ^ IARU Region 2 band plan http://www.iaru-r2.org/wp-content/uploads/region-2-mf-hf-bandplan-e.pdf accessed 12 January 2011
- ^ IARU Region 3 band plan http://www.iaru-r3.org/r3bandplan.doc accessed 12 January 2011
- ^ a b c Radio Amateurs of Canada HF/MF band plan http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/services/bandplans/hf/hfplan-20080711.pdf accessed 12 January 2011