Band Plan
US amateur band plan
Privileges by license class, drawn by Ham Band Report from FCC rules 47 CFR §97.301 and §97.305 (60 m as amended effective February 13, 2026). Advanced and Novice licenses are no longer issued; Novice privileges match the Technician HF segments.
CW, RTTY & dataPhone & image (CW allowed)CW onlyAll modes60 m channel
Summary only. Power limits, sharing rules and regional restrictions apply. The official rules at eCFR Part 97 always control. Maximum power is 1,500 W PEP unless noted.
2200 m 135.7–137.8 kHz
Extra
General
135.7137.8
General and above. 1 W EIRP. Notify UTC (Utilities Technology Council) before operating.
630 m 472.0–479.0 kHz
Extra
General
472.0479.0
General and above. 5 W EIRP (1 W in parts of Alaska). Notify UTC before operating.
160 m 1.800–2.000 MHz
Extra
CW · phone · data
Advanced
General
1.8002.000
General, Advanced and Extra: all modes, 1.8–2.0 MHz. 1,500 W PEP.
80 m 3.500–4.000 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
CW/data
Phone
General
CW/data
Phone
Technician
CW
3.5004.000
75 m phone above 3.6 MHz (Extra). Novice and Technician: CW only 3.525–3.600 MHz at 200 W PEP.
60 m 5.330–5.406 MHz
Extra
Band
Advanced
Band
General
Band
5.3305.406
General and above. 5351.5–5366.5 kHz band (9.15 W ERP) plus channels centered 5332, 5348, 5373 and 5405 kHz (100 W ERP). Phone, CW, RTTY and data; 2.8 kHz maximum bandwidth. Secondary: accept interference from primary users.
40 m 7.000–7.300 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
CW/data
Phone
General
CW/data
Phone
Technician
CW
7.0007.300
Novice and Technician: CW only 7.025–7.125 MHz at 200 W PEP.
30 m 10.100–10.150 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Advanced
General
10.10010.150
General and above. CW, RTTY and data only. 200 W PEP maximum. Secondary allocation.
20 m 14.000–14.350 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
CW/data
Phone
General
CW/data
Phone
14.00014.350
1,500 W PEP.
17 m 18.068–18.168 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
General
18.06818.168
General and above. No contesting by convention.
15 m 21.000–21.450 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
CW/data
Phone
General
CW/data
Phone
Technician
CW
21.00021.450
Novice and Technician: CW only 21.025–21.200 MHz at 200 W PEP.
12 m 24.890–24.990 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
General
24.89024.990
General and above. No contesting by convention.
10 m 28.000–29.700 MHz
Extra
CW/data
Phone
Advanced
General
Technician
CW/data
SSB
28.00029.700
Novice and Technician: CW, RTTY and data 28.0–28.3 MHz; CW and SSB 28.3–28.5 MHz; 200 W PEP.
6 m 50.000–54.000 MHz
Tech+
CW
All modes
50.00054.000
Technician and above. 50.0–50.1 MHz CW only.
2 m 144.0–148.0 MHz
Tech+
All modes
144.0148.0
Technician and above. 144.0–144.1 MHz CW only.
1.25 m 219.0–225.0 MHz
Tech+
Data fwd
All modes
219.0225.0
Technician and above. 219–220 MHz: fixed digital message forwarding only (special rules). Novice: 222–225 MHz at 25 W PEP.
70 cm 420.0–450.0 MHz
Tech+
All modes
420.0450.0
Technician and above, all modes. Power limits apply near certain military installations (§97.313(f)).
Microwave bands (Technician and above, all modes)
| 33 cm | 902–928 MHz |
| 23 cm | 1240–1300 MHz |
| 13 cm | 2300–2310 and 2390–2450 MHz |
| 5 cm | 5650–5850 MHz |
| 3 cm | 10.0–10.5 GHz |
| 1.2 cm | 24.0–24.25 GHz |
| 6 mm | 47.0–47.2 GHz |
| 4 mm | 76–81 GHz |
| 2.5 mm | 122.25–123 GHz |
| 2 mm | 134–141 GHz |
| 1 mm | 241–250 GHz |
| All above 275 GHz |