fcc.allocations FCCTBL.TXT /pub/hamradio/docs/misc Hamnet Lib 2 ftp://oak.oakland.edu CompuServe [mulligan@acm.org] [70035,140] June 1996 | FCC Frequency Allocations --------------------------- A summary of the FCC Table of Frequency Allocations, based on the Code of Federal Regulations - 47 CFR 2.106, with additional | information from the NTIA channel plan, et.al. | 30 - 50 MHz: FM @ 20 kHz steps 30.000 - 30.560 US Government 30.560 - 31.980 Business / Industry / Forestry 31.990 - 32.000 Public Safety 32.000 - 33.000 US Government 33.000 - 33.100 Public Safety 33.120 - 33.400 Business / Petroleum 33.420 - 34.000 Fire 34.000 - 35.000 US Government 35.020 - 36.000 Business / Paging 36.000 - 37.000 US Government 37.020 - 37.420 Police / Local Govt 37.460 - 37.860 Power, Water, Pipeline 37.900 - 38.000 Highway Maint / Special Emergency 38.000 - 39.000 US Government 39.020 - 40.000 Police / Local Govt 40.000 - 42.000 US Government 42.020 - 42.940 State Police 42.960 - 43.680 Business / Paging 43.700 - 44.600 Transportation - bus, truck / Cordless base 44.620 - 45.060 State Police / Forestry Conservation 45.080 - 45.860 Police / Local Govt / Highway Maint 45.900 - 46.040 Police / Emergency 46.060 - 46.500 Fire 46.520 - 46.580 Local Govt 46.610 - 46.970 Cordless Phones - base (20/40 kHz steps) 47.020 - 47.400 Highway Maint 47.440 - 47.680 Industry / Emergency 47.700 - 49.580 Industry / Cordless handset 49.670 - 49.990 Cordless Phones - handset (irregular steps) 50 - 150 MHz 50.000 - 54.000 Amateur (6-meter) 54.000 - 72.000 Broadcast TV chs 2-4 (6 MHz steps - FMw) 72.000 - 76.000 (various) [ 75.000] Aero - ILS marker beacon | 76.000 - 88.000 Broadcast TV chs 5-6 (6 MHz steps - FMw) 88.100 - 107.900 FM Broadcast (200 kHz steps - FMw) 108.000 - 117.950 Aero - VOR and ILS localizer (50 kHz steps) | 118.000 - 136.975 Aero - communications (25 kHz steps - AM) | [121.500] Aero - emergency (international) | 137.000 - 138.000 Satellite | 138.000 - 144.000 US Government - land mobile (25 kHz steps) | 144.000 - 148.000 Amateur (2-meter) 148.000 - 149.900 US Government - fixed/mobile, satellite | 149.900 - 150.050 Satellite - radionavigation | 150.050 - 150.800 US Government - fixed/mobile | 150 - 162 MHz: FM @ 15 kHz steps 150.815 - 150.965 Auto Emergency 150.995 - 151.595 Highway / Forestry / Industry 151.625 - 151.955 Business (30 kHz steps) 152.030 - 152.240 Mobile phone (Base) / Page (30 kHz steps) 152.270 - 152.450 Taxi (Base) 152.510 - 152.840 Mobile phone (Base) / Page (30 kHz steps) 152.870 - 153.725 Industry 153.740 - 154.445 Fire / Govt (mobile) 154.452 - 154.482 Industry (telemetry) (7.5 kHz steps) 154.490 - 154.625 Industry 154.650 - 156.240 Police / Govt / Emrgncy / Hwy 156.025 - 157.425 Maritime (ship) (25 kHz steps) 157.470 - 157.515 Auto Emergency 157.530 - 157.710 Taxi (mobile) / Business 157.770 - 158.100 Mobile phone (mobile) / Page (30 kHz steps) 158.130 - 158.460 Industry 158.490 - 158.700 Mobile phone (mobile) / Page (30 kHz steps) 158.730 - 159.210 Police / Govt / Highway 159.225 - 159.465 Forestry Conservation 159.495 - 160.200 Transportation - bus, truck 160.215 - 161.610 Railroad 160.625 - 160.950 Maritime - Coast (25 kHz steps) 161.640 - 161.760 { Broadcast Pickups | 161.500 - 162.025 { Maritime - Coast (25 kHz steps) | 162 - 450 MHz 162.025 - 174.000 mainly US Govt - land mobile (12.5/25 kHz steps) | [173.075] LoJack 174.000 - 216.000 Broadcast TV chs 7-13 ( 6 MHz steps - FMw) 216.000 - 218.000 Maritime - AMTS, coast (25 kHz steps) 218.000 - 219.000 IVDS - Interactive Video & Data 219.000 - 220.000 Maritime - AMTS, ship (25 kHz steps) 220.0025- 220.9975 General (trunked) - base ( 5 kHz steps) 221.0025- 221.9975 General (trunked) - mobile ( " " " ) 222.000 - 225.000 Amateur (1.25-meter) 225.000 - 328.600 US Government - Aero (50/100 kHz steps - AM) | [243.000] Aero - military emergency | 328.600 - 335.400 Aero - ILS glide path (50 kHz steps) | 335.400 - 400.000 US Government - Aero (50/100 kHz steps - AM) | 400.000 - 406.000 US Govt - Meteorological / Space [404.370] Wind Profiler radar | [406.025] Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) | 406.100 - 420.000 US Govt - land mobile (12.5/25 kHz steps) | 420.000 - 450.000 { Amateur (70cm) / military long-range radar | 422.200 - 430.000 { land mobile in Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo | 450 - 460 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (450-455 base, 455-460 mobile) 12.5 kHz steps for 2 watt use (451-454 & 456-459) 450.050 - 450.925 Auxiliary Broadcasting 451.025 - 452.025 Industry 452.050 - 452.500 Taxi / Industry / Transport 452.525 - 452.600 Automobile Emergency 452.625 - 452.950 Transportation - Trucks / Railroad 452.975 - 453.000 Relay Press 453.025 - 453.975 Local Govt / Public Safety 454.025 - 454.650 Mobile Telephone 454.675 - 454.975 Mobile Telephone Air (ground) 455.050 - 455.925 Auxiliary Broadcasting 456.025 - 457.025 Industry 457.050 - 457.500 Taxi / Industry / Transport 457.525 - 457.600 {Maritime - shipboard repeater (mobiles @ 467.xxx) {Business - low power 457.625 - 457.950 Transportation - Trucks / Railroad 457.975 - 458.000 Relay Press 458.025 - 458.975 Public Safety / Local Govt 459.025 - 459.650 Mobile Telephone 459.675 - 459.975 Mobile Telephone Air (airborne) 460 - 470 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (460-465 base, 465-470 mobile) 12.5 kHz steps for 2 watt use 460.025 - 460.550 Police / Public Safety 460.575 - 460.625 Fire 460.650 - 460.875 Business - Airport use 460.900 - 461.000 Business - Central Alarms 461.025 - 462.175 Business 462.200 - 462.525 Manufacturers / Industry 462.550 - 462.725 GMRS (12.5 kHz steps) 462.750 - 462.925 Business (paging) 462.950 - 463.175 MED (Ambulance/Hospital) 463.200 - 465.000 Business 465.025 - 465.550 Police / Public Safety 465.575 - 465.625 Fire 465.650 - 465.875 Business - Airport use 465.900 - 466.000 Business - Central Alarms 466.025 - 467.175 Business 467.200 - 467.525 Manufacturers / Industry 467.550 - 467.725 GMRS (25 kHz steps) 467.750 - 467.925 {Business (2w, telemetry) 467.750 - 467.825 {Maritime - shipboard (rptr at 457.xxx) 467.950 - 468.175 MED (Ambulance/Hospital) 468.200 - 469.975 Business 470 - 806 MHz: 6 MHz per channel, wide FM audio 470.0625- 511.8875 { Broadcast TV, chs 14-20 | { Large Metro Public Safety (25 kHz steps - FM) | 512.000 - 806.000 Broadcast TV, Chs 21-69 806 - 896 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (mobile 806-851, base 851-896) 806.0125- 809.7375 General - conventional 809.7625- 810.9875 General - single channels 811.0125- 815.9875 General - trunked 816.0125- 820.9875 SMR - trunked 821.0125- 823.9875 Public Safety - trunked (12.5 kHz steps) | 824.040 - 834.360 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps) 834.390 - 835.620 Cellular Telephone (data) (30 kHz steps) 835.650 - 848.970 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps) 849.0055- 850.9735 Aircraft Telephone ( 6 kHz steps - AM) 851.0125- 854.7375 General - conventional 854.7625- 855.9875 General - single channels 856.0125- 860.9875 General - trunked 861.0125- 865.9875 SMR - trunked 866.0125- 868.9875 Public Safety - trunked (12.5 kHz steps) 869.040 - 879.360 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps) 879.390 - 880.620 Cellular Telephone (data) (30 kHz steps) 880.650 - 893.970 Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps) 894.0055- 895.9735 Aircraft Telephone ( 6 kHz steps - AM) 896 - 1400 MHz: 896.000 - 901.000 SMR/Business/Industry - mobile (12.5 kHz steps) 901.000 - 902.000 Personal Communications Services 902.000 - 928.000 Amateur (33cm) / USGovt radar / various secondary | [915.000] microwave ovens 928.000 - 929.000 Multiple Address Systems (Muzak, et al) 929.000 - 930.000 paging 930.000 - 931.000 Personal Communications Services - base 931.000 - 932.000 () 932.000 - 935.000 US Govt - low-capacity fixed links (FAA) | 935.000 - 940.000 SMR/Business/Industry - base (12.5 kHz steps) 940.000 - 941.000 Personal Communications Services - base 941.000 - 944.000 US Govt - low-capacity fixed links (FAA) | 944.000 - 952.000 Broadcast Auxiliary - STL (studio-xmiter link) 952.000 - 960.000 Multiple Address Systems (Muzak, et al) 960.000 -1215.000 { Aero navigation - DME/TACAN (w/ assoc. VOR) | { US Govt - Joint Tactical Info. Distrib. Sys. | [1030.000] ATC Radar Beacon System (query) | [1090.000] ATC Radar Beacon System (parrot) | 1215.000 -1240.000 US Govt - GPS Radionavigation Satellite | 1240.000 -1300.000 { Amateur (23cm) | 1240.000 -1350.000 { Aero - Air Route Surveillance Radar | 1350.000 -1400.000 US Govt - military tactical & air-ground data |